Mimesis

Japanese: mimesis
Mimesis

...Depending on their function, they are distinguished into cryptic mimicry, signaling mimicry, intraspecific mimicry, etc.
[Concealed mimesis]
Also called protective coloration, it refers to creatures that change their appearance to match the colors and patterns of their surroundings to hide from predators. Examples of protective coloration include the leaf butterfly, whose wings resemble dead leaves, the nocturnal moth, whose patterns are the same as tree trunks, and looper bugs, which are indistinguishable from twigs.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mimesis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その機能によって隠蔽的擬態,標識的擬態,種内擬態などが区別される。
[隠蔽的擬態mimesis]
 保護色ともいい,外見を周囲の色や模様に似せて外敵から隠れるものをさす。枯葉に似た羽をもつコノハチョウや樹幹と同じ模様のヤガの仲間,小枝と見分けのつかないシャクトリムシなどは保護色の例である。…

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