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The previous (barely tested) model was that they were actively trying to fly to the light. Previous research tested what qualities of the light caused the behavior, but there was very little research into what exactly was going on in their tiny bug brains that made them do that.
I can't see how that could make sense. They'd all just fly straight up at the moon. You can see them all flying in circles around lights.