Why moths do not get attracted to Sun....

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Moths do get attracted to artificial lights but the do not all go toward sun as sun also produces enormous light. So they would have gone toward sun.. And why do they get attracted toward lights...
 
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Ok. But why these moths attract towards artificial lights...
 
I guess that they don't know the difference between natural and artificial light sources.
 
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I guess that they don't know the difference between natural and artificial light sources.
But why do they attract toward light no matter artificial or natural...
 
Did you read the link?
Moths frequently appear to circle artificial lights, although the reason for this behavior remains unknown.
 
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