If a moth doesn't have a stomach, how does it survive?

The alimentary systems of moths - larvae as well as adults - are endowed with a midgut and crop. All food passing through the insect will traverse the midgut. This is where much digestion occurs. The crop is a storage sac. read more

All food passing through the insect will traverse the midgut. This is where much digestion occurs. The crop is a storage sac. Hence, they have organs that are akin to stomachs. If an adult moth or other insect happens to develop without a stomach, it might survive for a few days on stored nutrient reserves. read more

Saturniid moths do not have functional mouthparts and do not eat in the adult stage. They live off stored food from the caterpillar stage, and they die after reproducing. These moths include silkworms and the Atlas moth, the Polyphemus and the Cecropia. read more

Moths have no stomach.The larvae of a moth , has.So next time when you see a hole in your clothing,it's a larvae that did it..,not a butterfly..:)). read more