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They are covered with scales.

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Is butterflies and moths cousies?

The butterflies and moths are cousins because they are the same by they wings, some of them but it"s cool.................


Why do butterflies keep their wings upright when moths don't?

Why do Butterflies keep wings in an upright position


Do moths and butterflies have jumping legs?

no they dont they just have there wings


Why is there dust on butterfly and moth wings?

The wings of moths and butterflies are covered in tiny, microscopic, scales, the dust which you refer to is simply some of those scales which have become detatched.


What are the similarities of a butterfly and grasshopper by their wings?

Butterflies and moths are a group of insects called Lepidoptera. Like all insects, butterflies and moths have a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae, and six legs. Additionally, moths and butterflies have four wings that are almost always covered by colored scales, and a coiled proboscis for drinking liquids such as flower nectar. Lepidoptera is derived from the Latin lepido= scale + ptera = wing.


What is the different between butterfly and moth?

Butterflies have antennae with a small knob on the end, moths have all kinds of other shapes including, but not limited to, feathery. Most butterflies rest with their wings held vertically, and moths with their wings horizontally. Moths can be active during the day, and brightly coloured!


Do moths or butterflies have two wings on one side 4 total that are directly on top of each other?

Moths do because they fly faster and you can tell in the light. Butterflies have two big wings, and 2 very small wings on top of it.


Do fly's have see through wings?

It depends on the type of fly, but in general, most insect wings are transparent. The biggest exception being moths and butterflies, which have transparent wings covered with small 'feathers.' And many beetles have a set of wings that are hard and protect the inner wings.


Why cant butterflies and moths fly immediatly after becoming an adult?

They have to wait for the wings to unfold and dry.


How can you tell a small butterfly from a moth?

Butterflies hav their wings up when they are standing still. moths spread their wings when their standing still


What is a scientist called when they study butterflys?

People who study butterflies and moths are called lepidopterists. The study of butterflies alone is sometimes known as 'butterflying', and those who study butterflies alone are sometimes known as 'butterflyers'.


Are moths a type of butterfly?

Butterflies and moths are similar have some differences. Butterflies have knobs on the tips of their antennae while moths may have threadlike, feathery, or blunt antennae, but their antennae lack knobs. Most moths tend to fly chiefly at night, while butterflies are active during the day. When resting, most moths hold their wings folded flat over their backs, while butterflies hold their wings upright over their backs or flat out to the sides. Butterflies often have wings with more colorful patterns than the wings of moths. Butterflies and moths make up the order Lepidoptera within the class Insecta and the phylum Arthropoda. Butterflies belong to the superfamily Rhopalocera which has two main groups. Moths belong to one of the 21 superfamilies grouped together as Heterocera.