moths and butterflies
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Body Parts of a Butterfly
Head– Proboscis– Eyes– Antennae
Thorax– Wings– Legs
Abdomen
Head The antennae are
used to smell food The eyes contain many
tiny lenses The proboscis is a
long mouth used to drink nectar
Thorax Four wings and six legs grow from the
thorax Wings are covered with bright powdery
scales that fall off with every flight and fade in the sun.
Butterflies smell with their feet
AbdomenThis area contains little holes called spiracles that allow the butterfly to breathe
Life CycleEgg
Caterpillar
Pupa
Adult
Egg
Caterpillar
Pupa or Cocoon
Adult
Butterfly or Moth? Butterflies fly during day, moths at night Butterflies have brighter colors Moths have fuzzier bodies At rest, butterflies fold their wings and
moths open them up Butterflies have knobs on their antennas,
moths sometimes have feathery ones
Monarch
Silvery Blue
Southwestern Sister
Swallowtail
Colorado Hairstreak
Common Buckeye
Summer Azure
Alphabet Butterflies
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