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Moth Or Butterfly Graphic
Can you tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly?

image of moth
image of butterfly
Moth
Butterfly
image of moth antennaimage of moth antenna
image of butterfly antenna
No Clubs
Moth's antenna can be feathery or thin.
Clubbed Antenna
All butterflies have small rounded clubs at the end of their antenna.
image of moth body
image of butterfly body
Plump, Fuzzy Body
Smooth Body
image of moth at night
image of day butterfly
Night
Moths mostly are active at night.
Day
Butterflies mostly fly during the day.
image of dull moth
Duller
Some moths can be brightly colored.
Brighter
Some butterfly's wings are dull.
Wings Open
Wings Upright
image of coccoon
image of chrysalis
Cocoon
The moth pupa is inside silk and leaves spun together.
Some moth pupas don't have any coccoon
Chrysalis
The butterfly pupa is inside the chrysalis' hard shell.

Image of luna moth at night used
Image of dull moth and luna moth from
Image of Queen Alexandria Birdwing from State Darwin Museum of Russia (www.darwin.museum.ru)
All other images by Charlene Costello
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