Why do silkmothes lay eggs on the day after it hatches?

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Why do silkmothes lay eggs on the day after it hatches?

Silkmothes are mothes.

2006-06-11 16:18:11 · 2 answers · asked by Cutie 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets

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Moths do not have the ability to eat. Butterfly's have a proboscis to sip nectar, but moths do not. That is why butterflies are fatter then moths, when they use up their body fat, they die. It is also why the breed and lay eggs at the first opportunity.

2006-06-12 00:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋

to keep the species alive

2006-06-11 16:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋