Moths

About

From The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia:

"n. A nocturnal or crepuscular lepidopterous insect; a member of the order Lepidoptera and suborder Heterocera.

n. Any larva that destroys woolen fabrics.

n. Figuratively, one who or that which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes anything.

n. An obsolete variant of mote.

n. In India, a trailing dwarf bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius, cultivated for food and fodder. Also called Turkish gram. See gram."

For more, see hernesheir's its-a-lepidopteran list and the list of butterflies by deinonychus.