Moths of the World Trivia Questions

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  1. This day-flying tropical moth is iridescent in green, orange and turquoise, and carries no coloured pigment whatsoever.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Hercules Moth
    • Giant Peacock Moth
    • Bogong Moth
    • Madagascan Sunset Moth
  2. This pale green North American moth trails long twisted tails and has no mouth at all, living about a week as an adult.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Luna Moth
    • Angle Shades
    • Io Moth
    • Ailanthus Webworm Moth
  3. This European moth rests with its wings rolled into a cylinder so that it becomes a broken birch twig, pale sheared end and all.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Rosy Maple Moth
    • Buff-tip
    • Lobster Moth
    • Puss Moth
  4. This European moth has clear wings and a yellow and black banded body, and mimics a stinging wasp so exactly that it fools most people who meet it.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Imperial Moth
    • Hornet Moth
    • Ailanthus Webworm Moth
    • Peppered Moth
  5. This enormous Asian moth has the greatest wing area of almost any insect, and each forewing tip is shaped and marked like a snake's head.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Atlas Moth
    • Imperial Moth
    • Spongy Moth
    • Bella Moth
  6. This moth was brought to Massachusetts in 1869 in an attempt to start a silk industry, escaped, and has defoliated forests across the eastern United States ever since.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Garden Tiger
    • Spongy Moth
    • Blue Underwing
    • Virginia Ctenucha Moth
  7. This large dark tropical American moth wanders as far north as Canada, and folklore across Mexico and the Caribbean treats its arrival indoors as an omen.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Old Lady Moth
    • Black Witch
    • Blue Underwing
    • White Witch
  8. This pale flightless moth no longer exists in the wild, has been bred by people for more than five thousand years, and produces the thread that named a trade route.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Swallow-tailed Moth
    • Domestic Silkmoth
    • Giant Leopard Moth
    • Puss Moth

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