Capemoths

Capemoths were grey insects the size of small birdsHouse of Chains, Chapter 16, US SFBC p.567 in the Malazan world, which fed on carrion and mostly occurred in swarms in fairly arid regions. They were prolific in Seven Cities and were mentioned in the vicinity of the Pan'potsun Odhan, Ehrlitan,Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 3, UK MMPB p.136 around Hissar, and near the Sekala RiverDeadhouse Gates, Chapter 10, UK MMPB p.386 to name a few. They also were found in the Awl'danDust of Dreams, Chapter 4, UK HB p.139 and the Wastelands of the Lether continent.Dust of Dreams, Prologue, UK HB p.13
There may have been several different types. The desert capemoths around Hissar were carrion-eaters and themselves were a food source for bat-like rhizan lizards.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p. 44Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 6, UK HB p.242 Their large wings would slowly fan whilst they were eating.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 6, UK MMPB p.245 Capemoth larvae excreted a poison which would make water undrinkable.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 7, UK MMPB p.284 They ate the scabs of sleepers, making only soft crunching noises.The Bonehunters, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.532
They could sense movement through stirrings in the air and see heat from long ways away. They used these senses to avoid their rhizan predators.The Bonehunters, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.543
Capemoths were Hood's symbol in Seven Cities and carved on his temple in Aren.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 7, UK MMPB p.286 
==In The Bonehunters==
Bottle made use of capemouth scouts to monitor for enemies as his group of Malaz 14th Army stragglers made their way west from Y'Ghatan.
==Notes and references==
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