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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 4. Animal Kingdom

How do you differentiate a butterfly from a moth?

  1. A Moth has feathery antennae but butterfly has club shaped antennae.
  2. B Moth has one pair of wings but butterfly has two pairs of wings.
  3. C Moth is diurnal but butterfly is nocturnal.
  4. D Moth has simple eyes but butterfly has compound eyes.
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(A) Moth has feathery antennae but butterfly has club shaped antennae.

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(A) Moth has feathery antennae but butterfly has club shaped antennae.,
Butterflies and moths both belong to the order Lepidoptera. Butterflies have long, filamentous, club-shaped antennae, while moths have short, feathery or comb-like antennae. Both have two pairs of wings. Moths are generally nocturnal, and butterflies are diurnal. Moths have both simple and compound eyes, while butterflies have compound eyes.