Moths and butterflies

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. 
 
Butterfly-face TRANSPARENT.png
 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
 
 
 
butterfly with folded-wings
 
Butterflies rest with their wings together.
moth with wings flat
Moths rest with their wings flat.

Question

emperor-gum-moth.jpg
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • It is sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or a moth?

    • butterfly

    • moth

Question

butterfly-or-moth.jpg
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • Its sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or a moth?

    • butterfly

    • moth

Question

common-blue-PK-400.jpg
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • It is sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or a moth?

    • butterfly

    • moth

Question

butterfly or moth?
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • It is sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or moth?

    • butterfly

    • moth

Question

butterfly or moth?
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • It is sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or moth?

    • butterfly

    • moth

Question

Puriri_moth-05-commons-400.jpg
What do you notice? (Choose as many things as you can see.)

    • Its feelers have knobs.

    • Its feelers are thin with no knobs.

    • Its feelers are feathery.

    • It is sitting with its wings together.

    • It is sitting with its wings flat.

Question

Is this a butterfly or moth? 

    • butterfly

    • moth

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