Farnsworth Pulpeater Moths

Farnsworth Pulpeater Moths
Physical Description
Species	Farnsworth Pulpeater Moths
Height	Small
Relationships
Owner(s)	Town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	When Did You See Her Last?

“	Qwerty was a predator of the moth known as the Farnsworth Pulpeater, as the Farnsworth Pulpeater is a predator of paper. It appeared to be a battle that was to go on for quite some time without Qwerty or the moths giving up.	”
	— Lemony Snicket, Shouldn't You Be in School?

The Farnsworth Pulpeater Moths are a species of moth featured in All the Wrong Questions.

History

The rare and endangered species of moth lived in a tree on the lawn of Stain'd-by-the-Sea's Town Hall.

The tree was later cut down to make room for the statue of Colonel Colophon. It was this event that sparked the argument that led to the creation of the Inhumane Society, as the people concerned about the moths and angry about the celebration of the war Colophon fought in, formed the group to "make trouble."

When the tree was cut down, the moths moved into the library to eat the pulp in the book paper, and that these are the moths that Dashiell Qwerty is often seen swatting at with a handkerchief. His antagonistic relationship with the moths was later used to frame him for arson.

Trivia

• Their name is probably a reference to the pulp magazine editor Farnsworth Wright.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Absent	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Absent
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Debut	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Appears
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Appears	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Appears
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Absent
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

Gallery

The moths.

The moths can be seen in the background of the library.

The moths (more obvious in gif form).