Scientists believe that unlike the males of most species of moth, the male whistling moths of Nambung, Australia, call female moths to them by the use of acoustical signals, but not olfactory ones, and they attract their mates during the day, rather than at night.
by the use of acoustical signals, but not olfactory ones, and they attract
by the use of acoustical signals instead of using olfactory ones, and attracting
by using acoustical signals, not using olfactory ones, and by attracting
using acoustical signals, rather than olfactory ones, and attract
using acoustical signals, but not olfactory ones, and attracting
1.the two MAIN VERBS in the sentence are "call" and "attract".
2."instead of" is generally restricted to NOUNS.
"rather than" can be used for essentially ANY part of speech at all.
3.SUBJECT + ACTIVE VERB + BY + NOUN is generally incorrect.**
SUBJECT + ACTIVE VERB + BY + VERBing is generally correct, if "VERBing" is the method or process by which the ACTIVE VERB is carried out.
SUBJECT + PASSIVE VERB + BY + NOUN is an absolutely fundamental form, if the NOUN is the thing/person that did the action to the SUBJECT.
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