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Moth

Moths are a group of winged insects of the order Lepidoptera, the other well-known members of which are butterflies; they are characterized by dark or dull patterned wings. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in…

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Moth

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Triples142
Avg. degree1.99
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Moth

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related to Gallery · 22
Moth → Adelowalkeria, Adult, Aglaomorpha, Agrius, Box, Colorado, Cydalima, Daphnis, Diagram, Giant, Gonimbrasia, IndiaClothes, IndiaTiger, Kolkata, Laothoe, Oleander, Pergesa, Protective, Robert Hooke's MicrographiaLeaf-shaped, Six-spot
related to Differences between butterflies and moths · 16
Moth → Although, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Ditrysia, Frenatae, Hedylidae, Heterocera, Jugatae, Lepidoptera, Macrolepidoptera, Many, Microlepidoptera, Monotrysia, Rhopalocera, The, While
related to Relationship to humans · 15
Moth → African, Also, Examples, In, Lymantria, Naphthalene, Plutella, Saharan Africa, Several, Some, The, There, They, Tineidae, United States
related to Ecology · 9
Moth → Both, Erebidae, Himalayan, Moths, Nocturnal, Some, Sphingidae, The, UK
related to Etymology · 9
Moth → Common Germanic, Dutch, English, German Motte, Its, Northumbrian, Old English, Old Norse, The
related to Predators and parasites · 9
Moth → Baculoviridae, Baculoviruses, DNA, Ichneumonidae, Lepidoptera, Most, Moths, Nocturnal, They
related to Adult · 8
Moth → Adult, Almost, Emerged, Filamentous, Moths, The, Usually, While
related to External links · 7
Moth → Benjamin, Butterflies, Moths, Quotations, The English Moths, WikiquoteWilkes, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Attraction to light · 6
Moth → By, Celestial, Moths, One, The, When
related to Evolution · 6
Moth → Archaeolepis, Both, Its, Lepidoptera, Moths, One

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moths species butterflies larvae many silk also caterpillars adult usually used may lepidoptera plant often feed stage wings life cocoon

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Mothcausesextensive damage0.90text
Eupithecia orichloris are carnivorous insectivoresinstance ofsome species0.80text
the Cinnabar mothinstance ofhowever there are many exceptions0.80text
plant sap or waterinstance offrom Filamentous and hairlike to club or paddle shaped.Almost all adult moths have a distinct coiled proboscis used to pull in fluids0.80text
and in many species is used to feed on flower nectarinstance offrom Filamentous and hairlike to club or paddle shaped.Almost all adult moths have a distinct coiled proboscis used to pull in fluids0.80text
batsinstance offor the purpose of warning others to the presence of predators0.80text
the peppered mothinstance ofIts fossil fragments show scaled wings that are similar to caddisflies in their veining.Industrial melanism in modern mothsA phenomenon associated with human industrialisation h…0.80text
in which the occurrence of individuals which are darker than the typical form have increased in numberinstance ofIts fossil fragments show scaled wings that are similar to caddisflies in their veining.Industrial melanism in modern mothsA phenomenon associated with human industrialisation h…0.80text
the peppered mothinstance ofIndustrial melanism in modern mothsA phenomenon associated with human industrialisation has been observed in species0.80text
in which the occurrence of individuals which are darker than the typical form have increased in numberinstance ofIndustrial melanism in modern mothsA phenomenon associated with human industrialisation has been observed in species0.80text
wool or silkinstance ofand sorghum.Several moths in the family Tineidae are commonly regarded as pests because their larvae eat fabric such as clothes and blankets made from natural proteinaceous fibers0.80text
Mothrelated to AdultThe0.60section

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