Reply #1: Well I'm just speculating here. . .

[stellanoir]

"Like a moth before a flame. . ."

That's sort of a self destructive impulse or is it instead going out in a blaze of glory ??? You can look it either way.

Otherwise, a moth's transformational process is remarkably similar to that of a butterfly and that is cool. OTOH, many are destructive to dried goods and clothing.(especially wool). So I'd guess taht they are sort of symbolic of dualism, transformative although potentially destructive.

I'm not pretending to have researched this matter at all.

It reminds me of when everyone was into power animals or totem animals. I used to joke that mine were lemmings and flounders. Sometimes my jokes have more than an element of truth to them.

Oh well. Just make sure they aren't wrecking your food or clothing though. There are good traps for those.