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But it is the males of the species that are the true fashionistas of the forest floor: they sport bright pink wing fringes, matching pink legs, orange antennae, and yellow hindwings (which are a simple, clean white in females). Beyond their stunning colors, these moths are famous for their acoustic mating calls. Using a specialized, ribbed organ called a tymbal, the males produce high-frequency clicking sounds to serenade potential mates. Even their larvae are extraordinary; they feed on oak and birch leaves and spin cocoons of silk with a protein structure remarkably similar to that of the famous domestic silkworm (<em>Bombyx mori<\/em>). 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