Well, I guess I should ask, do moths stay around their eggs, or abandon them? Its just that she (my moth) laid eggs, and I am keeping them (and her) in a box. I saw the two moths mating, but the male flew off but the female stayed. I brought her inside and put it in a box. I think the next day, she laid eggs. But, yeah, do the abandon their eggs, or what? Where should I put the eggs! Thanks,

Windyhill

Lol Im sorry, as in a bug moth?I wasn't aware people kept them as pets?

Haha! Really I just like pets, animals, almost

Anything that's alive!! Lol


Lol,

Windyhill

I don't think they do. I have never seen a moth or a butterfly stay around their 'babies'. They just lay their eggs, and fly away, to mate and lay more eggs further.

I found some interesting info here;

BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths (http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Lepidoptera/)


How do they reproduce?

Adult females mate, and soon after they start to lay hundreds of eggs. They usually lay their eggs on the particular food plant that their young will eat. Sometimes they leave a scent mark on the plant to tell other females that they have already laid eggs there. This way they avoid having too much competition for food between their offspring.