Can You Tell Butterflies and Moths Apart? • Butterflies and moths are two common winged insects that add beauty to our world. Have you ever thought about the differences between them? What makes a butterfly a butterfly, and a moth a moth? • Here are some great Web resources on butterflies: • http:// butterflywebsite.com / • Faloat’s Butterfly HomePage • http:// www.butterfliesandmoths.org / • Here are some great Web resources on moths: • http:// www.insectcompany.com/silkmoth /kirbywolfe.htm • UKmoths Home Page
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Can You Tell Butterflies and Moths Apart?
• Butterflies and moths are two common winged insects that add beauty to our world. Have you ever thought about the differences between them? What makes a butterfly a butterfly, and a moth a moth?
• Here are some great Web resources on butterflies:
Using the questions at the bottom of the slide to guide you, brainstorm all the ways butterflies and moths are different, then type your answers in the boxes below.
Brainstorming differences
Butterflies• Bodies are little and thin• No hair on body• Fly during daytime• Emerge from a chrysalis• Antennae are long and
thin• Wings held up• Colors usually bright
Moths• Bodies are big and fat• There is hair on the body• Fly at night• Emerge from a cocoon• Antennae are feather-
shaped• Wings held next to body• Colors typically dull
Using the questions at the bottom of the slide to guide you, brainstorm all the ways butterflies and moths are different, then type your answers in the boxes below.