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Re:Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new... by jetunsaure on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:34PM (#35683059)
Indeed, in many languages, even unrelated ones like Finnish, Greek, and Vietnamese, the word for moth is "night butterfly".
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Re:Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new... by duchenne on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:58PM (#35683193)
In French as well: "papillon de nuit"
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Re:Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new... by hnbad on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:58AM (#35685561)
In German the category of both is called "Schmetterling" which is also the German word for butterfly, which are technically called "Tagfalter" (day folders). Moths are called "Nachtfalter" (night folder) or simply "Motte" (moth), which technically refers only to specific smaller moths, especially pests.
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Re:Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new... by scns on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:27AM (#35685744)
In german: Nachtfalter ie nightfolder
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Re:Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new... by brazzy on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:04AM (#35686569)
The word "Falter" is not in fact etymologically related to "falten" (folding), according to Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmetterlinge#Herkunft_des_Na...
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