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What’s the difference between moths and butterflies?
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Buckeye butterfly A brightly colored Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar with yellow, black, red, and white markings crawls along a brown twig against a blurred green background.
Vintage illustrations of colorful moths.
A green monarch butterfly chrysalis hangs from a wooden surface, showing the pupa stage during metamorphosis. Moth versus butterfly
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Moths vs. Butterflies: Can You Tell the Difference?
Both belong to the order Lepidoptera.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Buckeye butterfly
A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia).
© Corel
Lepidopteran larva
Colorful caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae).
© Tiberiu Sahlean/Dreamstime.com
Chrysalis
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) about to emerge from its chrysalis....
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Moth versus butterfly
Slider showing a cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia; left) and a common...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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