| CHRYSALIS | The encased pupa of a moth or butterfly (9) |
| CATERPILLAR | A long, creeping creature that will turn into a moth or butterfly (11) |
| EMPEROR | A moth or penguin (7) |
| PLUME | A downy aigrette, marabou or other large, ornamental or showy feather; or, something reminiscent of said panache, such as a cloud/wisp of smoke, a T-shaped white moth or a pappus of a dandelion clock |
| BUTTERFLY | Insect akin to a moth, Mallorca boasts a good range with varieties such as the Swallowtails, Clouded Yellows and Painted Ladies enjoying the long grass and wild flowers that abound in the island's cou |
| PHEROMONE | What substance is secreted by a moth to attract a mate? (9) |
| JUMPINGBEAN | Moving seed of a Mexican shrub containing larva of a moth (7,4) |
| SILKWORM | Larva of a moth that feeds on leaves of the mulberry |
| GEOMETRID | George and Mark tried mauling a moth (9) |
| SILK | Fibre produced by the larva of a moth (4) |
| TUSSORE | Coarse Indian silk from the larva of a moth (7) |
| NOTATHOME | Remark about a moth spreading out |
| NAPHTHALENE | An elephant, second in charge of a moth repellent |
| PUPA | Part of a moth's life cycle |
| COCOON | Site of a moth's emergence |
| FLAME | Object of a moth's fatal attraction |
| TABBY | Watered silk taffeta, originally from Baghdad; a cat with a brindled, mackerel or streaked coat, evocative of this; a gossip; a grey-brown mottled moth; or, coquina-like concrete (5) |
| BOWTIE | Adorned by Bond, Churchill, Poirot and the 11th incarnation of the Doctor, a neck accessory with a shape reflected in farfalle or "butterfly" pasta; or, a pattern for patchwork quilts, resembling this |
| GIPSY | Name of a moth |
| BURNET | "White rose of Scotland"; cloth of the Middle Ages; day-flying moth; or, a cucumber-flavoured salad herb (6) |
