moth wings
Scaled nocturnal membranes
The wings of moths, typically broad, often intricately patterned, and covered in tiny scales that rub off as powder when touched.
Moth wings fold flat or tent-like over the body at rest, distinguishing moths from butterflies.
The phrase evokes fragility and delicacy: Her voice was as soft as moth wings.
In crafts and jewelry, preserved moth wings appear in resin pieces and decorative art.
- flutterRapid light movement
- dustFine settled particles
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- nocturnalActive during darkness
lamp · flame · silk · cocoon · lunar · death's head · powdery · fragile · gossamer · velvet · tattered · beating · night flyer · delicate · camouflage · eyespots · translucent · paper thin
- Delicate Thingsspider web, bubble, soap bubble, eggshell, tissue paper
- wingswingbeat, wingtip, flight feather, pinion, feather
- things that flutterbutterfly, bird, bat, dragonfly, hummingbird
- mimicrychameleon, cuttlefish, stick insect, leaf insect, mockingbird
moth wingsbutterfly wings
Scaled insect flight organs
peacock feathers · iridescent wings · dragonfly wings · stained glass
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