This is often in contrast to the caterpillar stage, which are often green to resemble the leaves which they must feed from.

Females utilise pheromones to attract males of same species, remaining stationary while males locate them. Male moths have extremely acute capacity to detect scent, and can reliably track a female who is releasing pheromones up to a kilometre away, due to their highly sensitive antennae. Since moths are usually quite dispersed, scent is more reliable a means of mate attraction than sound as is seen in many other