The reasons behind people's disdain for caterpillars and moths are complex, but for Yen Sheng-hung, who is an expert in the taxonomy of Taiwanese Lepidoptera, what lies behind the different treatment accorded butterflies and moths is people's lack of knowledge about moths and their deep-seated misconceptions about them.
人們對毛毛蟲與飛蛾厭惡意識的形成複雜，但蝴蝶與蛾的待遇如此之差，在台灣鱗翅目分類高手顏聖紘眼中，問題在人們對飛蛾的認識太少，誤解又太深。