Butterfly or moth?
At first glance it is difficult to determine the difference between a butterfly and moth living because they exhibit many similarities. The general feature is the shape of the antennae on the head - butterflies have long, thickened at the ends, and moths thin, sharp or feathery. The differences between them are in the way the arrangement and construction of the wings. There are other small differences, for example, butterflies are active during the day. and moths at night. although there are species of moths and butterflies of the daily night. Also, most people think of moths as pets gray-brown colored nieefektownie, "furry" creatures, flying around lights at night. In fact this is a mistaken opinion, because there are very many colored moths, and many nieefektownie ubarwionych butterflies. What's more, it is known 15 thousand different species of butterflies and up over 150 thousand moths.