How can you tell if it's a butterfly or a moth?

Question

i recently found some sort of caterpillar yesterday, its green with small black spots and it is very fuzzy. what the heck is it??

Answer 1

Here are some sites that might be useful to you -

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/am...

http://www.uksafari.com/caterpillars.htm

Answer 2

Most butterflies are active during daytime but moths are nocturnal.Moths are also less colorful than butterflies.

Answer 3

I don't know what that is, I just know that you can see the difference between them when they're not flying. A moth would have the shape of a triangle. A butterfly has 2 big wings even when it's not flying.