Butterfly or Moth - What’s the Difference?

3. Time of Activity

When do you see the animal: during the day or at night? While butterflies are mostly active during the day, moths mostly fly at night. Okay, this probably wasn’t that much of a surprise.

Butterfly

Ideopsis similis - Photo: noppharat/Shutterstock

Moth

Tau Emperor - Photo: Cristian Gusa/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents
• 0. Introduction
• 1. Feelers
• 2. Body
• 3. Time of Activity
• 4. Wings
• 5. Colors
• 6. Summary With All Differences