Editing Mothfolk (section)

=Biology=

===Larval Stage===

Having hatched from their eggs, the larvae start as blind, thin, and hungry. Their diet is very important to their development and metamorphosis. Standard diet includes leaves and bark for forest mothkin, and cactus flowers and grass for desert mothkin. However, some larvae are raised to consume certain foods or quantities that determine their growth. Larvae who eat mineral-rich dirt have more lustrous wings and are purportedly inclined towards art, while larvae who eat mulberries grow large and develop more silk than usual.
This silk is produced by all mothkin larvae, and is harvested by adult mothkin. Those raised to produce higher quantity silk are raised on mulberries, which leaves their adult forms stunted slightly and with dull wing patterns.
Female larvae instinctively eat more than their male counterparts, causing their adult forms to be larger and better-equipped for reproduction.

===Metamorphosis===

After approximately three months of eating and growing, the larvae are ushered to the treetops to develop a cocoon. They curl into pupae and attach themselves to a branch. For two weeks, the pupa is disassembled and reconstructed inside its cocoon, undergoing pubescence and emerging a fully grown, adult mothkin. Outside observers are still unsure of how a pupa survives the deconstruction of its body, or what occurs within the chrysalis, but the mothkin claim to be equally confounded.

===Adult Mothkin===

The anatomy of the adult mothkin is, internally, most similar to that of the elves, likely due to their fey lineage. Digestive and respiratory systems are normal, whereas the endocrine system is linked to their wings, and changes in hormones or the like will trigger a respective release of dust from the wings. Their bones are light, designed for an airborne species, and they can only carry at most half their body weight. Externally, a chitinous, thin exoskeleton covers the body, and is in turn coated with a layer of fur which gathers in tufts around the neck, wrists, and ankles. These tufts are usually discolored from the rest, producing "tiger-stripe" patterns on the moth. The torso and waist have the least fur, and the exoskeleton is sometimes exposed.

Mothkin have no mouth, but a thin proboscis from which they collect water and other liquids. Energy is supplied from a form of photosynthesis, gathering light from the sun or moon through their wings. This process also supplies their body heat. Changes in temperature and atmosphere are noted through their antennae, which also pick up vibrations and allow them to hear. Their eyes are large, with no sclera and situated closer to the sides of their head.