Whoa! You went too fast, remember I can only
crawl along. Okay, I know I got off subject, so let's get back
on track.
Imagine this scenario. You are in your backyard when all of
a sudden you see what you think is an dull brown butterfly. You
can't be sure it's a butterfly though because sometimes moths
are brown and they can look a lot like butterflies. So let's
take a look at some of the difference between moths and butterflies.
The Difference Between Butterflies and Moths
 
Although butterflies and moths are very similar, they have
many differences. Most butterflies fly during the day, and most
moths fly during the night. The best way to identify a butterfly
from a moth is to look at its antenna. A butterfly's antenna
have knobs at the ends of their feelers, and the ends of the
moth's antenna is either feather like or plain. Most butterflies
rest with their wings held up above their bodies and most moths
rest with their wings spread out flat. Typically butterflies
have brightly colored wings and moths have dull colored wings.
Most butterflies have slender, hairless bodies, while most moths
have a fat abdomen and furry bodies. Butterflies form a chrysalis
during the pupa stage of their lives. In moths, the chrysalis
is normally contained inside a cocoon. Most moths have tiny hook
or bristle hooking the forewings and hind wings together. Butterflies
do not have this hook. Moths have existed about 100 million years
longer than butterflies. So although butterflies and moths appear
very much alike, there are quite a number of differences.
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