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Lepidoptera
Describe moths, and butterflies.
Question | Answer |
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Moths | Have feathery antennae; Night active; |
Butterflies | have thin antennae with "knobs" on the end; They rest with their wings closed above their bodies; |
Skippers | are a separate group of butterflies, with many distinctive features; (mostly) day-flying; knobbed antennae; |
Metamorphosis | 1-egg (embryo) 2-larva, typically worm-like with several stages (instars) 3-pupa (resting, transformative stage) 4-imago (adult, sexual stage, typically winged) |
Lepidoptera | a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies |