Even those people who do study moths do not always seem interested in learning more about them. Students studying the control of agricultural pests and diseases learn about such pests as the cluster caterpillar (the larva of Spodoptera litura, an owlet moth), corn borers (Ostrinia spp.)
連研究者本身也不願意進一步認識它們。研究農業病蟲害防治的同學，在研究農業「害蟲」斜紋夜盜蛾、玉米螟、小菜蛾等幼蟲時，對種類繁多的夜盜蛾裡，有哪些並非害蟲？