Nocturnal insects
The crossword clue "Nocturnal insects" is answered by MOTHS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOTHS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTHS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EARWIGS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOTHS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTHS, most used first.
- Closet pests - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Fluttery insects - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Butterfly relatives - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- They're drawn to the flame - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Stinging insects - WASPS, used 41 times
- Pesky insects - GNATS, used 33 times
- Nocturnal noise - SNORE, used 15 times
- Nocturnal sound - SNORE, used 15 times
- Nocturnal hunter - ORION, used 12 times
- Insects - GNATS, used 9 times
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