Differences between butterfly, skipper, moth
True butterfly | Skipper | Moth |
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Larger | Smaller | Smaller |
Antennae thin, with club-shaped tips | Antennae thin, with clubbed and hooked tips | Antennae feathery or comb-shaped, or filamentous and unclubbed |
Usually brightly colored | Usually dull orange, tan, gold, or brown | Usually drab: brown, gray, black, white, or combination; often a camouflage pattern |
Active in daytime | Active in daytime | Active at night |
At rest, wings usually held upright and together | At rest, forewings upright and together and hindwings held horizontally | At rest, wings held flat out to the sides or folded atop the body |
Body smooth, slender | Body stout | Body plump, hairy, or funny-looking |