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They're moths, actually. Anyway, to Buffalo Bill (the killer), they represent his transformation into a woman. He wants to transform himself into a woman, the way moths transform from lowly caterpillars into beautiful moths.

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It represents change. Caterpillar in in to pupa into moth. Buffalo Bill wants to be beautiful like a moth.

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