61 relations: Adelpha, Africa, Animal echolocation, Antenna (biology), Apaturinae, Apoprogoninae, Biblidinae, Birdwing, Butterfly, Calinaga, Callidulidae, Camouflage, Castniidae, Caterpillar, Charaxinae, Chrysiridia rhipheus, Crepuscular animal, Ditrysia, Diurnality, Euthalia aconthea, Frenulum, Geometer moth, Hedylidae, Heliconiinae, Ithomiini, Lepidoptera, Libytheinae, Limenitidinae, Lycaenidae, Lymantria dispar dispar, Metamorphosis, Milkweed butterfly, Monophyly, Morphinae, Moth, Nocturnality, Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Papilionoidea, Parnassius, Paysandisia archon, Pheromone, Pieridae, Pieris rapae, Prepona, Pseudopontia paradoxa, Pterophoridae, Pupa, Riodinidae, Satyrinae, ..., Sematuridae, Skipper (butterfly), Sphingidae, Sunlight, Swallowtail butterfly, Tellervini, Tetragonus, Toxicity, Uraniidae, Winter moth, Zygaenidae. Expand index (11 more) »
Adelpha
Adelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found from the southern United States and Mexico to South America.
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Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).
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Animal echolocation
Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is the biological sonar used by several kinds of animals.
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Antenna (biology)
Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.
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Apaturinae
The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.
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Apoprogoninae
Apoprogoninae is a subfamily of the moth family Sematuridae, represented by a single specieshttp://www.planetposter.de/schmetterlinge-w/schmetterling/afrika/200px-Apoprogenes-hesperistis.JPG from Swaziland, South Africa.
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Biblidinae
Biblidinae is the name for a subfamily of nymphalid butterflies that includes the tropical brushfoots.
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Birdwing
Birdwings are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera Trogonoptera, Troides, and Ornithoptera.
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Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.
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Calinaga
Calinaga is the sole genus of the monotypic nymphalid butterfly subfamily Calinaginae.
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Callidulidae
Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera.
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Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis).
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Castniidae
Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of moths with fewer than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia.
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Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
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Charaxinae
The Charaxinae, the leafwings, are a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China, and southern Australia.
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Chrysiridia rhipheus
Chrysiridia rhipheus, the Madagascan sunset moth, is a day-flying moth of the family Uraniidae.
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Crepuscular animal
Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight (that is, the periods of dawn and dusk).
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Ditrysia
The Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of insects in the lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and moths.
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Diurnality
Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of sleeping, or other inactivity, at night.
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Euthalia aconthea
Euthalia aconthea, the common baron, often called simply baron, is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to Sri Lanka, India and southeast Asia.
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Frenulum
A frenulum (or frenum, plural: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, "little bridle", the diminutive of frēnum) is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body.
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Geometer moth
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies.
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Hedylidae
Hedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea.
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Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae).
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Ithomiini
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae.
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Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).
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Libytheinae
Libytheinae is the nymphalid subfamily of the snout butterflies, containing two valid genera and about ten species, six in Libythea and four in Libytheana.
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Limenitidinae
The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives.
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Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies.
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Lymantria dispar dispar
Lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, European gypsy moth, or North American gypsy moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae that is of Eurasian origin.
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Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.
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Milkweed butterfly
Milkweed butterflies are a subfamily, Danainae, in the family Nymphalidae, or brush-footed butterflies.
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Monophyly
In cladistics, a monophyletic group, or clade, is a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.
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Morphinae
The Morphinae are a subfamily of Nymphalidae butterflies that includes the morphos, the owl butterflies (Caligo), and related lineages.
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Moth
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.
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Nocturnality
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world, belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea.
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Nymphalinae
The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae).
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Papilionoidea
The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea.
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Parnassius
Parnassius is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane (alpine and Himalayan) butterflies usually known as Apollos or snow Apollos.
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Paysandisia archon
Paysandisia archon is a moth of the family Castniidae.
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Pheromone
A pheromone (from Ancient Greek φέρω phero "to bear" and hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή "impetus") is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.
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Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America.
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Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae, the small white, is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae.
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Prepona
Prepona is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
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Pseudopontia paradoxa
Pseudopontia paradoxa is a species of butterfly found only in wet forests of tropical Africa.
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Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings.
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Pupa
A pupa (pūpa, "doll"; plural: pūpae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.
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Riodinidae
Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies.
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Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies).
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Sematuridae
Sematuridae is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order that contains two subfamilies (Minet and Scoble, 1999).
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Skipper (butterfly)
Skippers are a family, Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies).
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Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms; it includes about 1,450 species.
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Sunlight
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.
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Swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species.
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Tellervini
Tellervini is a tribe of danaid butterflies with only the one genus Tellervo, with six widely distributed species found in the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm (also called the Oriental region).
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Tetragonus
Tetragonus is a genus of moths of the Callidulidae family.
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Toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.
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Uraniidae
The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, 90 genera, and roughly 700 species.
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Winter moth
The winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_butterflies_and_moths