What's the difference between a moth and a butterfly?

Question

What's the difference between a moth and a butterfly?

Answer 1

The most strict difference is in the feelers, or antennae. A butterfly has a thin straight pair of antennae which end in a small club, while moths usually have large feathered antennae for the males and thin, straight, unclubbed antennae for the females. This distinction is the basis for the non-standard taxonomy distinction between Lepidoptera "division" Rhopalocera ("clubbed antennae", the butterflies) and "division" Heterocera ("variegated antennae", the moths). There are a few exceptions to this rule. Not all moths have the feathering on their antennae, but they all lack the clubbed ends of a butterfly. On the other hand, one species of butterfly, Pseudopontia paradoxa from the forests of central Africa, bears thread-like antennae that lack the distinctive clubbed ends that normally identify butterflies.  

Answer 2

Well, as my mum shocked me with one:

"You can rape a moth, but you can't rape a butterfly".

Apparently her biology teacher taught her that a way of telling them apart, the idea being that when a moth isn't flying its wings are flat, parallel with its back, while a butterfly folds them together perpendicular to their backs.

And I checked - he didn't rape either moths or butterflies. Or so he said.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differences...

Has all the information you need!

Answer 4

different specie?

Answer 5

inch worms turn into moths caterpillars turn into butterflies

Answer 6

A moth is uglier and duller looking than a butterfly.

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Answer 7

moths have fuzzy antennas.

butterflies have straight with k***s on end.

butterflies spin cocoons.

moths usually are at night.

butterflies in the day.

other than that, get a book and read.

Answer 8

moths are ugly

butterflies are not

Answer 9

moths are dark in colour and come out at night

butterflies are bright in colour and come out during the day

thats really the main differences

apart from butterflies being pretty & moths being disgusting

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Answer 10

different specie

Answer 11

moth are annoying - which some species eat your clothes

butterfly's are beautiful - none eat your clothes

Answer 12

moths come out at night

butterflys during the day  

Answer 13

Hannibal lecter know this answer  

Answer 14

moths are nasty little flying bugs that are attracted to light and eat my sweaters.

butterflies are beautiful creatures that start as cute caterpillars then grow their wings and color the earth with their majesty