What's the difference between butterflies and moths?

Correct answer: Moths are nocturnal and butterflies are active during the day

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Player #96919
Player #96919
Player #21173880, They sure are but I must say, there are some beautiful coloured moths too. I wonder why some people are afraid of moths and not butterflies, is it because moths are quite furry looking or that they only come out at night?
luckycatfay
luckycatfay
Player #96919, I think its more that they come in and flap around a light .although I'm not scared of them I have to chase around to catch them in a glass to put them outside.
Player #23106159
Player #23106159
the burnet moth flies by day.
Maestro1313
Maestro1313
Moths always seem to go toward the outside lights.
CyanJaguar62
CyanJaguar62
Player #96919, they eat holes in wool clothes, no? I've never seen a butterfly do that.
sage
sage
Player #23106159, exactly there are day flying mothd
tia
tia
I always thought it was to do with wing shape - that is, top surface of wings slope downwards from "torso" in moths and slope upwards in butterflies 🦋
little b
little b
I don't like butterflies and moths
 Veronica
Veronica
Abdullah, what is moth
ddadadaa
ddadadaa
There are thousands of day flying moths. Many are micromoths but very important daytime polinators
Kevin
Kevin
This is an odd question, as, in the UK there are more day flying moths than there are butterflies...
yuri
yuri
I'm okay with butterflies but I can't stand moths, also when butterflies stand on an object their wings would be close to each other upwards while moths' wings form a triangle when they r standing. When u see a butterfly flying u can see how slowly and gently it flies but moths they flap their wings quickly that they look like a cotton ball or something like that.In conclusion I don't like both 😅 but they are absolutely wonderful creatures!
Mark
Mark
This answer is wrong. Not all moths are nocturnal, and the wing-folding is by no means exclusive to either species. Their main difference is their antennae.
Terri
Terri
Modeman, Was it mothman?
spoorthi
spoorthi
please give simplest questions OK
♡MaDiNa♡
♡MaDiNa♡
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Amaria
Amaria
There are numerous diurnal moth species.
davit
davit
I like butterflies
Eli
Eli
I know this because I have a literal moth friend who visits me every night.
banjo
banjo
not all moths are nocturnal
Sean Xandrex B. Odencio
Sean Xandrex B. Odencio
moths are furry
💕QuizQueen💕
💕QuizQueen💕
It's hard to think if butterfly did not have wings they would be scary and ugly
nhnh
nhnh
cinnabar moths are day flying
85 Bear
85 Bear
A giant moth once tried to kill me. No joke.
Kellie
Kellie
Player #23106159, what about the cabbage moths that I see in the garden during the day?
Maryam Fahmy 2010
Maryam Fahmy 2010
it's was so unexpected
Hannah
Hannah
Another difference is the way their wings are when not in flight. A butterfly will have its wings up, and a moth will have their wings down.
Ace
Ace
moths are very beautiful✨
Amanda
Amanda
luckycatfay, also, moths eat your curtains
Player #75545286
Player #75545286
Pauly, lois police
Abdullah
Abdullah
what is moth
DkRatz72
DkRatz72
CyanJaguar62, exactly, more than one correct answer here.
Mocca
Mocca
I literally love that bit of knowledge about butterflies and moths ever since I was like 5 years old.
QUIZZ KING
QUIZZ KING
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