moth

Example Sentences

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Butterfly Conservation said was most likely caused by ermine moth caterpillars, which feed inside the webs and "are the definition of a hungry caterpillar".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The same concern applies to the agave redworm moth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The third is almost like the moth to the flame.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

In fact, at the same time that her moth was perched in the window casement watching sleep claim Lazlo Strange, Sarai was watching it not claim the Godslayer.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor