The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never venture far from their cocoons. After mating, they return to the cocoon and hatch their larvae. And when the young hatch, they immediately ...

and the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). It is the immature larvae, rather than the adult moths, that cause the damage to natural fibres such as woollen clothing, upholstery, carpets and ...

It remains a larva for about a month. I have read that nicotiana has an odor at night that attracts the moths, but I have never seen a butterfly on my nicotiana plants. The moth larvae are used by ...