Assertion: moth | /r/HasProperty | nocturnal
Facets:
value: on the behavioral side
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: for the most part
type: DEGREE
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Most Moths Are Nocturnal, but Many Fly During the Day
text: However, moths are not generally so brightly coloured as the butterfly as the moth is a nocturnal animal and so blends in to the darker surroundings.
text: Middle English had bakke, most likely cognate with Old Swedish natbakka ("night-bat"), which may have undergone a shift from -k- to -t- (to Modern English bat) influenced by Latin blatta, "moth, nocturnal insect".
text: Being primarily nocturnal creatures, moths evolved to travel by the glimmer of the moon, by a method called transverse orientation.
text: Although many moths are nocturnal, this one is happy to go about its business during the daylight hours.
text: These moths are nocturnal, and are quite difficult to spot during the daytime.
text: The main behavioral difference between moths and butterflies is that nearly all butterflies are diurnal (active during the day), whereas most moths are nocturnal.
text: Most moths are nocturnal or crepuscular while most butterflies are diurnal.
text: Most moths are nocturnal but seem to be attracted to light (for example, a porch light or a fire).
text: One reason is that because moths are nocturnal, they navigate, or find their way around by using the moon as a point of reference.
text: For the most part, moths are nocturnal.
text: These moths are nocturnal and therefore feed on flowers that open or produce nectar at nighttime.
text: Most moths are nocturnal, and although many do have subtler coloring than their butterfly cousins, they're also far more diverse, vivid and captivating than stereotypes suggest.
text: Some say it’s because the moth is nocturnal and doesn’t fly during the day after breaking free from its cocoon.
text: Most moths are nocturnal.
text: Butterflies are generally diurnal insects, while moths tend to be nocturnal.
text: Moths are generally nocturnal, flying at night.
text: This is because, while butterflies are active during the day, most moths are nocturnal, and spend the daylight hours resting on treebark, among leaves, and in secluded areas.
text: Most moths are nocturnal, meaning they only fly at night, and their nighttime predators include everyone’s favorite flying mammal, owls and, as the photo above suggests, many members of that predatory class of web-spinning creatures known as arachnids.
text: On the behavioral side, moths are nocturnal and butterflies are diurnal (active during the day).