The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, casual moths

Could you please tell me the meaning of "casual" in the following excerpt of The Great Gatsby, chapter 4, by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

The modesty of the demand shook me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths—so that he could “come over” some afternoon to a stranger’s garden.

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Nick is using a metaphor for people who cam to Gatsby's parties. They were "casual" guests who attended his night time parties.