Most moths do not eat anything because they do not have mouths, but they do drink liquids. They have a long narrow tube that is like a straw that they use to suck up nectar from flowers. That is their main diet. Most moths will not eat your...
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Wool Actually, moths don't eat wool, only their larvae do. Moths suck food out of a tube called a proboscis so all the food they eat has to be liquid. They suck juice out of fruit, and they would even stick their proboscis in dirt to suck m...
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It's actually not the moths that eat clothes, but their larvae. Most clothing (and other household things moth larvae eat) contain animal or plant material, such as wool or cotton. The larvae, just like any other caterpillar, need to eat a lot in order to grow rapidly and pupate to become a mature adult.
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Most butterflies and moths can eat - they have a tubelike projection called a proboscis that is used to suck up liquids. This remains rolled up, normally.
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In contrast with butterflies most moths do not have a functional proboscis. Those moths live off one's fat reserves, obtained during the larval stage ... Most moths do not have a functional proboscis...
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Some caterpillars get into flour or can eat wool clothes. As adults, moths have long tube like mouth-parts and most suck up nectar from flowers. Some also feed on fruit juices. They don't hurt the flowers and may even be important for pollinating.
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name Christine K. status other age 50s Question - Please help! My 82 year old mother has a wooly bear caterpillar in a jar that has just ... Many adult moths of this type do not eat at all or very little, some visit flowers for nectar. It is very unlikely you would be able to keep an adult moth alive until spring.
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Adult moths do not eat clothing and even the larvae are generally restricted to products of animal origin- hairs, wool, feathers, bristles, furs, silk, leather or felt.
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