Word "MOTH" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

Crossword Clues for MOTH

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Something that might come to light? Wall Street Journal 10 Jul 2025
Fly-by-night revealed by parent without hesitation
"Like a ___ to a flame"
Lightbulb flutterer
Nocturnal insect with thousands of species, including Luna, Atlas, Tiger, and Death's Head (4)
One liking a night light? Wall Street Journal 31 May 2025
Like a ... to a flame (4)
Insect attracted to light Puzzler Backwords 19 May 2025
Butterfly-like creature (4)
Butterfly relative Universal 09 May 2025
Page to Don Adriano de Armado in William Shakespeare play Love's Labour's Lost Mirror Quiz 28 Apr 2025
Insect that flies toward lights at night New York Times 07 Apr 2025
Nocturnal insect attracted to light
Insect that loves the flame
Lepidopterist's subject LA Times Daily 22 Mar 2025
Butterfly relative Commuter 14 Mar 2025
Night-flying insect Mirror Classic 05 Mar 2025
Butterfly-like insect Puzzler Backwords 03 Mar 2025
Insect attracted to a flame
Insect drawn by lights Mirror Classic 01 Mar 2025
Bug drawn to light
"Like a ___ to a flame," phrase for someone attracted to danger with an insect in it
Night light sight Newsday 08 Feb 2025
Frivolous creature that may be half-fostered (4)
At first, man of the house was a cloth eater (4)
Nocturnal fluttering insect USA Today 05 Feb 2025
Fluttering night insect
Insect, parent without hesitation (4)
One may eat a sweater Universal 23 Jan 2025
For "insect," a French word (hard. that) (4)
Light follower
Wool-eating insect
Night butterfly
Insect like a butterfly (4)
"Like a ___ to a flame"
Page to Don Adriano de Armado in William Shakespeare play Love's Labour's Lost Mirror Quiz 06 Dec 2024
One often having a light bulb moment? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 04 Dec 2024
Insect Timothy finds inside (4)
Flame-loving insect
Insect attracted to light USA Today 21 Nov 2024
An insect like a funy butterfly (4)
Nocturnal winged insect
Insect flitting around a flame New York Times 11 Nov 2024
It comes to light, naturally (4)
Insect drawn towards light
What small flying creature is a tortrix? (4)
Some mothers are destructive!
Relative of the butterfly (4)
Part of term otherwise for insect (4)
Sweater fancier
Wool pest
An insect like a butterfly (4)
Night insect Mirror Classic 28 Sep 2024
Mum with little hesitation leaving insect The Times Quick Cryptic 27 Sep 2024
Fluttering insect (4) Thomas Joseph 16 Sep 2024
Like a ___ to a flame, phrase used to describe irresistible attraction despite danger
Nocturnal pollinator attracted to honeysuckle and jasmine (4)
Insect attracted to light Puzzler Backwords 23 Aug 2024
Garment varmint
Butterfly cousin Newsday 04 Aug 2024
Nocturnal flyer? Mirror Quick 02 Aug 2024
Room otherwise includes insect Mirror Cryptic 02 Aug 2024
Insect Thomas started to get ruffled by (4)
Flying insect attracted to light Newsday 15 Jul 2024
Insect that loves a woolen coat
Vegetarian memo that revealed cupboard pest (4)
Flier given a test of breath? (4)
Insect has annual check by hospital (4) Puzzler Cryptic 27 Jun 2024
Fluttery flier Thomas Joseph 24 Jun 2024
Test the breath of a flier (4)
Fluttering insect - mum shows no sign of hesitation The Times Quick Cryptic 07 Jun 2024
Insect attracted to light Newsday 03 Jun 2024
Emperor Hawk ___ (4)
Insect that is a sucker for a flame
Insect that followed tiger in the air (4)
Butterfly relative New York Times 14 May 2024
Annual test on hot insect (4) Puzzler Cryptic 14 May 2024
Insect drawn to the light
Insect attracted to a flame
Light-seeking insect USA Today 23 Apr 2024
For the most part, mother is destructive
Insect attracted to light Puzzler Backwords 16 Apr 2024
Insect that becomes a body part if you insert a U into the middle
Without hesitation parent produces insect (4)
Insect that loves the flame
Insect in the order Lepidoptera (4)
A night-flying insect (4)
Insect attracted to a flame
Tiger took it to be a light aircraft (4)
"Like a ___ to a flame," phrase for someone attracted to danger with an insect in it
Fan of the flame? New York Times 14 Feb 2024
Doctor the tailless larva (4)
Night-flier's annual check-up in UK hospital
Insect that's related to a butterfly
It's an insect, er, mum! (4)
Nocturnal insect The Telegraph Quick 22 Jan 2024
Wardrobe pest
Insect starts to migrate over the heath
Large winged, nocturnal insect (4)
Way of working on the detailed flier? (4)
United leaving trap for winger The Telegraph Toughie 26 Dec 2023
United leaving trap for winger (4)
Page to Don Adriano de Armado in William Shakespeare play Love's Labour's Lost Mirror Quiz 22 Dec 2023
Cat returned with her first insect (4)
Light-circling insect
Annual test on hot insect (4) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Dec 2023
"Like a ___ to a flame"
Insect in many Nabokov texts
Flame-loving insect
Night-time flying insect (4) Puzzler 26 Nov 2023
One coming to light Newsday 24 Nov 2023
Nocturnal insect The Sun Two Speed 10 Nov 2023
Clothing consumer? The Sun Two Speed 10 Nov 2023
Insect seen in 30 day period (not November) The Times Quick Cryptic 02 Nov 2023
Winged insect The Times Concise 05 Oct 2023
Flying insect attracted to light Newsday 11 Sep 2023
Closet invader Eugene Sheffer 03 Aug 2023
Fluttery insect Eugene Sheffer 22 Jun 2023
Insect whose larvae eat clothes LA Times Daily 13 Jun 2023
Night flier Newsday 26 May 2023
Light-headed creature? LA Times Daily 24 May 2023
Cotton-eating insect Universal 27 Apr 2023
Nocturnal insect related to a butterfly
Insect affected by light pollution Universal 17 Feb 2023
Butterfly cousin Newsday 05 Feb 2023
Light-loving insect USA Today 27 Jan 2023
Porch light fixture? Wall Street Journal 07 Dec 2022
Butterfly's cousin
Butterfly cousin Newsday 30 Oct 2022
Insect similar to a butterfly USA Today 26 Aug 2022
Nocturnal insect The Times Concise 20 Aug 2022
Closet invader Eugene Sheffer 08 Aug 2022
Closet pest Premier Sunday 24 Jul 2022
Winged insect The Guardian Quick 04 Jul 2022
Wool-gatherer? New York Times 03 Jul 2022
Insect drawn to a porch light Universal 27 Jun 2022
Bug that flies into lights USA Today 17 May 2022
Critter on "The Silence of the Lambs" poster
A consumer of clothing taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery Irish Times Crosaire 22 Apr 2022
Insect found in bergamot herb
Light-loving flier The Washington Post 16 Mar 2022
Light-loving flier LA Times Daily 16 Mar 2022
Insect drawn to bright lights USA Today 13 Mar 2022
Butterfly's relative USA Today 25 Feb 2022
Insect drawn to light USA Today 24 Feb 2022
Butterfly cousin Newsday 20 Feb 2022
Butterfly's relative
One who’s light-headed? New York Times 14 Jan 2022
Closet eater? Wall Street Journal 01 Dec 2021
Light-loving insect USA Today 14 Nov 2021
Night flier The Telegraph Quick 30 Oct 2021
Insect that eats wool USA Today 26 Oct 2021
Butterfly-like insect
Fluttery insect Eugene Sheffer 08 Oct 2021
Insect that loves light
Opening without uniform for flier The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Sep 2021
Fabric-eating insect USA Today 08 Sep 2021
Fly-by-night type? New York Times 18 Aug 2021
Sucker for a flame LA Times Daily 21 Jul 2021
Sucker for a flame The Washington Post 21 Jul 2021
Light circler Wall Street Journal 12 Jul 2021
Nocturnal insect The Telegraph Quick 29 May 2021
Insect drawn to flames
Closet invader Eugene Sheffer 13 May 2021
Butterfly cousin Newsday 10 May 2021
Night light visitor The Washington Post Sunday 18 Apr 2021
Some cloth to munch? That'll show me up
"The ___ Radio Hour" (Peabody-winning podcast)
Flame lover?
Adult silkworm Eugene Sheffer 06 Mar 2021
Nocturnal insect The Sun Two Speed 01 Feb 2021
Clothing consumer? The Sun Two Speed 01 Feb 2021
Fluttery insect Eugene Sheffer 30 Jan 2021
Thing attracted to a flame Family Time 17 Jan 2021
Insect in a dusty coat The Washington Post Sunday 17 Jan 2021
Like a ___ to a flame
Winged creature identified by old woman without hesitation
Butterfly's cousin Newsday 17 Nov 2020
Insect drawn to flames New York Times 06 Oct 2020
Learns flying with this light plane – on thermals
Insect near a flame USA Today 16 Sep 2020
Nocturnal insect The Times Concise 18 Aug 2020
Former caterpillar Newsday 16 Aug 2020
Fabric-eating insect USA Today 29 Jul 2020
One may damage a wool coat Universal 26 Jul 2020
Light-circling insect
Flier, tough to manage, some recalled
Insect attracted to light USA Today 14 Jun 2020
Insect starts to move over the heath The Sun Two Speed 31 May 2020
It comes to light New York Times 29 May 2020
Bulb circler New York Times 28 May 2020
Insect attracted to flames
Insect attracted to a flame
Night light sight Newsday 02 May 2020
Butterfly relative USA Today 21 Apr 2020
Keep it off clothes: some harm, otherwise
Closet pest that loves wool New York Times 23 Mar 2020
Insect starts to multiply on the heath The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2020
Insect that loves light Family Time 03 Feb 2020
Insect in an evolutionary 'arms race' against bats USA Today 19 Jan 2020
Light-bulb circler Newsday 29 Dec 2019
Butterfly's cousin Thomas Joseph 26 Nov 2019
Closet pest Universal 25 Nov 2019
Clothing consumer taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery Irish Times Crosaire 09 Oct 2019
Butterfly-like insect
Porch light circler USA Today 01 Oct 2019
Moving back and forth doing the rounds can be a pest Irish Times Crosaire 20 Sep 2019
This should not be in wardrobe — mum has no hesitation
Mate on the ground, the worse for wear
One of Titania’s fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Times Specialist Sunday 21 Jul 2019
Flame flutterer Thomas Joseph 27 Apr 2019
Light-seeking flier LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2019
Light-seeking flier The Washington Post 07 Apr 2019
Unpleasant find in a sweater New York Times 14 Mar 2019
Insect drawn to light Universal 01 Mar 2019
Insect seen in August, maybe -- name not given The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jan 2019
Porch light circler
Flying insect attracted to light Newsday 01 Jan 2019
Insect drawn to light
Unpleasant find in a sweater
Light-seeking flier
Flyer drawn to flames USA Today 24 Dec 2018
Night flier Newsday 08 Sep 2018
Cloth-eating insect Irish Times Simplex 04 Sep 2018
One such being goat starts to meander on the heath
Light circler Wall Street Journal 10 Jul 2018
Insect in trap having lost focus?
Flame-following insect
Butterfly relative Universal 06 May 2018
Butterfly Canadiana 30 Apr 2018
Streetlight circler USA Today 26 Mar 2018
Clothes consumer? The Washington Post 17 Feb 2018
Clothes consumer? LA Times Daily 17 Feb 2018
Lepidopterist's specimen Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2018
Clothes-eating insect Family Time 14 Jan 2018
Lightbulb circler Wall Street Journal 09 Jan 2018
Flyer drawn to flames
Butterfly relative
Clothes consumer?
Light circler
Annual test on hot insect The Sun Two Speed 14 Dec 2017
Night insect The Sun Two Speed 14 Dec 2017
___-eaten New York Times 13 Dec 2017
Flyer in Lunesta ads Wall Street Journal 01 Dec 2017
Wool-loving insect
Insect that's related to the butterfly
Cloth-eating insect The Washington Post 12 Sep 2017
Cloth-eating insect LA Times Daily 12 Sep 2017
Insect that eats through clothes
Insect that's related to the butterfly
Fabric-eater in a closet Universal 07 Apr 2017
Creature on the movie poster for 'The Silence of the Lambs' New York Times 12 Feb 2017
Io or atlas follower The Chronicle of Higher Education 10 Feb 2017
Wardrobe ruiner USA Today 31 Jan 2017
Bulb circler, often The Chronicle of Higher Education 27 Jan 2017
Io or atlas follower
Wardrobe ruiner
Bulb circler, often
Creature on the movie poster for "The Silence of the Lambs"
Cloth-eating insect
___-eaten
Fabric-eater in a closet
Grown-up silkworm Newsday 24 Nov 2016
Moving back and forth, doing the rounds can be a pest Irish Times Crosaire 17 Nov 2016
Io or gypsy USA Today 31 Oct 2016
Closet concern LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2016
Nocturnal flier Newsday 18 Sep 2016
Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term 'computer bug' New York Times 28 Aug 2016
Closet pest USA Today 15 Aug 2016
Threadbare Missouri girl, not quite eleven
Common culprit in the closet The Washington Post 25 Jun 2016
Insect drawn to flame Irish Times Simplex 07 Mar 2016
Finally crash following test flier The Telegraph Toughie 25 Feb 2016
Night-flying insect The Times Concise 04 Jan 2016
Insect returning in rush to mate
Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term "computer bug"
Io or gypsy
Closet pest
Closet concern
Hole maker New York Times 25 Dec 2015
See 14-Across New York Times 02 Dec 2015
Something that might come to light? New York Times 01 Dec 2015
Light-loving flier LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2015
Fly-by-night? New York Times 24 Oct 2015
One seeking light from university misses opening
Night-flying insect The Guardian Quick 03 Oct 2015
Flier among hangers LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2015
Insect attracted to light Newsday 14 Jul 2015
Butterfly relative Family Time 22 Jun 2015
Clothes closet pest LA Times Daily 26 May 2015
May, possibly, not name emperor? The Times Cryptic 14 Apr 2015
Gypsy that flies USA Today 12 Apr 2015
Something that might come to light?
Flier among hangers
Clothes closet pest
Porch light circler
Light-loving flier
Gypsy that flies
Insect attracted to light
Hole maker
See 14-Across
Fly-by-night?
Night light sight
This leads to masses of tiny holes
Scruffy chaps turning up to get warm inside
Porch light circler
Closet cuisine fan?
Butterfly's cousin
Maker of holes
Closet pest
Closet invader
Light circler
Lepidopterist's subject of study
Closet nuisance
Closet intruder
Destructive insect
One drawn to a flame
Wool lover
Fabric foe?
Woolly bear, eventually
Winged clothing consumer
Former silkworm
Winged closet invader
One drawn to flames
Flame-loving insect
Ex-caterpillar
Fly-by-nighter, typically
Flame fancier
Insect drawn to light
Light-headed insect?
Hole maker
Flame-fancying flier
Insect drawn to light
Flame fancier
Lover of light
Audioslave song about a sweater-eater?
Light-loving insect
Evening flier
Clothes alterer of a kind
Adult silkworm
Candlelight visitor?
Clothes alterer of a kind
Evening flier
Light lover
Candlelight visitor?
Adult silkworm
Light-headed insect?
Light lover
Hole maker
One drawn to a flame
Insect drawn to flames
Light-headed flier?
Light-headed flier?
Pest attracted to light
Butterfly relative
Closet cuisine fan?
It may come to light
One attracted to a flame
One going toward the light
Lepidopterist's study New York Times 18 Oct 2009
Night-flying insect
Woolly bear, eventually
Lepidopterist's study
*One attracted to a flame
Closet pest
Closet invader
Army worm, eventually
Butterfly's cousin
Light-bulb circler
Nocturnal insect
It might come out of the closet
Bulb circler
Wool fancier
Bad thing to keep in the closet
Coat ruiner
Flame-loving insect
Phototropic flier
Chrysalis result
Closet problem
Taker of night flights
Insect drawn to flames
Closet pest
Butterfly impersonator
Sweater eater
Butterfly's cousin
Closet problem
Bulb orbiter
Former woolly bear
Closet eater?
Wool eater
Butterfly relative
Sweater muncher
Sweater eater
Closet invader
Flame follower
Sphinx or emperor
Gypsy, for one
It may bite your shorts
Armyworm, eventually
Night flier
Clothes muncher
Gauzy-winged insect
Maker of holes
Clothing consumer
Closet pest
It might come out of the closet
Closet binger?
Fly-by-night insect
Flame victim
Closet invader
Butterfly relative
Flame lover
Flame lover
Nocturnal pollinator
Wool fancier
Closet pest
Wardrobe invader
Night-flying insect
Clothing consumer
Tiger or hawk follower
Sweater getter
Clothing consumer
Former woolly bear
Sweater eater
Former silkworm
Flame visitor
Cutworm, eventually
Cecropia, for one
Lamp orbiter
Closet pest
Wool gatherer?
Lepidopteran group member
Closet eater?
Io or luna
Fly-by-night insect
Flame lover?
Fabric eater
Closet nuisance
Kind of ball
Insect that is drawn to flames
The first "computer bug," in fact
Flame attracts it
Clothes pest
Street light frequenter
Cocoon contents
Phototropic insect
It flits around a flame
Its larvae eat clothes
Butterfly's kin
Maker of holes
Pest in the closet
Sweater lover
One on a high-fiber diet
Butterfly kin
Sweater eater
Phototropic insect
Chrysalis emerger
Fluttery flier
Silk manufacturer
It's bad to keep in the closet
Luna, for one
Closet cuisine fan
Flying insect
Fabric-eating insect
Fabric eater
Night flier
Clothes consumer
Butterfly's cousin
Monarch or luna
Closet snacker
Gypsy, e.g.
Scourge of clothing
Racing sailboat
Kind of ball
Clothes-closet culprit
Gypsy that flies
Gypsy ___
Leaf miner or luna
Butterfly's relative
Atlas or gypsy
Flame seeker
Flying gypsy
Gypsy or codling follower
Miller, e.g.
Cecropia
Lepidopteran
Miller
Hole-eater
Closet's threat
Closet intruder
Candle circler
Menace to woolens
Closet menace
___ eaten
Seeker of the flame
Cecropia.
Browntail.
Luna or browntail.
Miller or egger.
Crepuscular insect.
Codling ___.
Light-green Luna ___.
Wool menace.
Tineid insect.
Molloson's plane on transatlantic flight, 1932.
One who gets into old clothes
It might be trapped in the closet
Image on "The Silence of the Lambs" movie poster
Gypsy or browntail.
Luna ___.
Night flyer.
Winged insect.
Miller.
Insect.
Sailboat.
Night flier.
Tortrix.
Luna, for one
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