This category encompasses over 180,000 species. The butterfly and moth have their behavioral and physical differences. That includes butterflies being active during the day while moths are nocturnal.

Think quick and name a type of butterfly. Monarch, swallowtail, painted lady, blue and hairstreak probably come to mind. Now name a type of moth. Stumped? That might be because butterflies ...

There isn’t a big difference between a butterfly and a moth ... The spiny oakworm moth is orange and pink. Some moths share a similar feature with certain grasshoppers and beetles – hindwings ...

The new idea, called the Salient Aroma Hypothesis, suggests that the smells plants release play a crucial role in determining how specialized a butterfly or moth's diet becomes. The researchers ...