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True of most large moths too, they don't have mouths so have to live purely off of the energy within their bodies. A lot still have digestive systems but they're vestigil. The idea that moths eat clothes is a misconception, most simply don't have the capacity

I like moths

Glad you clarified

I wasn't sure it would be immediately obvious

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Cream

Sir.

so how do they have enough energy in their bodies to mate and stuff without a digestive system?

They retain energy from the leaves they consume as caterpillars before metamorphosis.

The Arctic woolly bear moth can take ~25 years to develop. It emerges as an adult, mates (hopefully), then dies before the day is out.

Wow. Moths are weird. Cool weird.

YES. In some moth groups the females have lost their wings. They are basically just furry little grubs that wait around for males to find and fertilise them.

There are moth species in Asia that feed on vertebrate blood, sweat, and tears.

I could go on but I'd start to bore you.

Never bore. They are fascinating. Except the ones with which we are in perpetual stand off as to whom owns the jumpers in our house.