Butterfly or Moth - What’s the Difference?

4. Wings

Watch the wings: Are they together or apart? Butterflies hold their wings high when they “put their feet up”. Moths keep them apart when they relax.

Butterfly

Blue Morpho - Photo: Eric Gevaert/Shutterstock

Moth

Clay Triple-Lines - Photo: suradech sribuanoy/Shutterstock

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