· moth, (superfamily noctuoidea), any of about 160,000 species of overwhelmingly nocturnal flying insects that, along with the … · these little moths include the wool moth, the bird’s nest moth and the skunkback monopis. Northumbrian mohðe) from common germanic (compare old norse motti, … · although most species have dull-colored wings, a few, such as the madagascan sunset moth (chrysiridia rhipheus), have … It is estimated that about 160,000 moth species currently exist, out of which nearly 11,000 species are found in the us, and many of … The modern english word moth comes from old english moððe (cf. The reason they are so …
