Moths and butterflies
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I am learning how to look very carefully.
I will know I can do this when:
- I notice if feelers (antennae) are long, feathery, or have knobs at the end.
- I notice if wings are lying flat or sitting up.
- I use what I notice to decide if I am looking at a butterfly or a moth.
- I only use evidence I can see.
Butterflies and moths are very alike.
But if you look carefully, you can tell them apart.
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Butterflies have long, thin feelers (antennae) with knobs at the end.
A butterfly's head
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Moths' feelers can be feathery.
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Or they can be thin like a butterfly's, but without knobs at the end.
A moth's head
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Butterflies rest with their wings together.
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Moths rest with their wings flat.
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