Moths and butterflies in the insect kingdom belong to the order Lepidoptera. There are more than 7,000 species of moths (27 families) and more than 2,000 species of butterflies (about 200,000 species are known in the world, of which moths account for about 90%). It is the second order in the insect order after Coleoptera.
Blue bulbous moth. A moth with a very artistic taste. When I looked back at it, I was only amazed. It was it that changed my perception of moths not being in the picture
Although moths are far more numerous than butterflies in terms of species and numbers, if you ask: Have you paid attention to them, or have you taken pictures of moths often? I think most people's answer should be: no attention and very little shooting.
Mobile phone shooting, memoth tetrapoder green ruler moth (green ruler moth subfamily / green ruler moth genus)
Most of the moths travel at night. People with special needs for moths (such as: research, collection, etc.) will take advantage of some of the characteristics of the moth's phototropism to catch them at night through "light lure". We ordinary people (or photographers) are more under the street lamp in the early morning, or around the night lighting on the construction site, and occasionally encounter the moths that come to the light at night and can't leave in the early morning.
Green-yellow leaf moth (Leaf moth family). It's interesting, and a pair of moths with large differences in body shape and color. The green ones are male moths and the yellow ones are female moths
The ulnar moth (Ulmus macrophyllaceae), wing length 10-12 mm. A very comic moth
Some moths in the outdoors and in the mountains also inhabit the back of grass leaves or on leaves. Walking outdoors, some insects are often disturbed from the grass, and most of the insects that disappear into the grass after a short flight are moths.
Mobile phone photography, large spotted leopard print ulnar moth (Ullaidae / subfamily Ulvae ulerophylla, ) is small and medium-sized. Looks like a butterfly
There are not many moths that like butterflies to visit flowers and collect nectar during the day. It seems that there will be some moths such as lamp moths and borer moths. Among them, the pink butterfly lamp moth in the lamp moth is the most common. This pink butterfly lamp moth, which likes to gather nectar with butterflies, is named because of its appearance like a pink butterfly, and is often mistaken for a butterfly by people who do not know it.
Pink butterfly lamp moth (Lamp moth family), spread its wings 40-50 mm. Adults appear from March to December and look like pink butterflies. It is common to visit flowers in the sun to absorb nectar
The borer moth is a small, varied moth with a beautiful pattern, and it is often possible to meet some moths on some flowers. It is also often mistaken for a small butterfly by people who do not know.
Mobile phone shooting, melon silk wild borer moth - male (grass borer moth family), spread wings 16-20 mm. The male has a golden yellow hair at the end of the abdomen, like a shank that will swing around
Mobile phone shooting, wild borer moth
There are more than 7,000 species of known moths in the country (27 families). The size and size of moths of each family vary greatly between moths, and the posture when they stop. Moths that are easily mistaken for butterflies are mostly found in the family Silkworm Moth, Ruler Moth, Lamp Moth, And Borer Moth. As in the illustration below,
Pictured above: Ruler moth. The picture below is: White Butterfly. The obvious difference in appearance is in the tentacles (horns).
The distinction between moths and butterflies
1, we can judge from the way they are placed when they are parked. Here's a recipe: the one whose wings are erect must be the butterfly, and the one whose wings are flattened is not necessarily a moth. Why?
When a butterfly rests, most of its wings are folded and erect.
Mobile phone shooting, stone wall butterfly, also called mesh butterfly. When stopped, the wings are folded and erect
In the pictures of butterflies we have taken, we often see some butterflies with wings stretched and flat. That's mostly in:
(1) The butterfly's wings are snapped during the opening and closing of the wings, waiting for the wings to stretch and lay flat.
Mobile phone capture, stone wall butterfly with flat wings outstretched
(2) Or butterflies are photographed on special occasions and special needs (for example, warming up in the sun in the morning). As shown in the following illustration,
Mobile phone shooting, Ji Sanxing Butterfly
(3) In addition, some butterflies (such as some butterflies) have flat wings when they stop.
The black skirt makes butterflies, and the wings are flattened when they stop
When different families of moths stop, the way the wings are retracted will be different. What we are talking about here is that it is easier to be mistaken for a butterfly moth, such as: silkworm moth, ruler moth, lamp moth, borer moth, nocturnal moth and so on. The wings of these moths are flattened when they are stopped.
Mobile phone shooting, Huawei silkworm moth - female (silkworm moth family) wingspan of 80 ~ 100mm
The Moth ( Nocturnidae ) is a medium-sized , brown wing with black-brown wavy markings , and a central eye pattern similar to that of an owl
Lace ash moth (Ulmus ulerophoridae / Subfamily Lycaenidae), small and medium-sized
Mobile phone shooting, yarn hook moth (hook moth family), also known as: transparent hook moth. Spread wings 28-33mm. The wings are transparent as tulle, and the appearance is very elegant and beautiful
2, the most direct, obvious and important difference between the appearance of moths and butterflies: the difference in the structure and shape of the tentacles (horns). The tentacles (horns) of moths are various in form, including filamentous, ctenophoric, pinnate and so on. The antennae of butterflies are characterized by slightly expanded rods at the ends. As shown in the following legend.
Above, the antennae (whiskers) of the pink butterfly lamp moth. Pictured below, the antennae of the little gray butterfly
Butterflies are beautiful during the day, and nocturnal moths are full of magic. If you have a chance encounter, you may wish to pay attention to it and shoot some moth films
Mobile phone shooting, Kinata camphor silkworm, also known as: tetracospermum silkworm moth (silkworm moth family)
Mobile phone shooting, moss boat moth (boat moth family), also known as: green crotch white boat moth. Spread wings 38-58mm
Mobile phone shooting, triangular spotted brown silkworm moth (silkworm moth family), also known as: gray and white silkworm moth. Spread wings 25-27mm
Mobile phone shooting, brown-edged green thorn moth (stinging moth family), also known as: plain wood green thorn moth. Spread wings 27-34mm
Mobile phone photography, tea spotted moth (Spotted moth family). Spread your wings 60mm
Mobile phone shooting, long-tailed silkworm moth (Silkworm moth family) wingspan of 90 ~ 120mm
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