Butterflies and Moths
We routinely see moths fluttering around our porch lights, and watch butterflies visiting flowers in our gardens. Learn more about the differences and similarities between our winged friends.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Moths
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10 Fascinating Facts About Butterflies
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Will Touching a Butterfly's Wings Keep it From Flying?
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
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12 Plants That Butterflies Love
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10 Fascinating Facts About Caterpillars
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Overview of Tiger Moths, Subfamily Arctiinae
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Learn the 6 Butterfly Families
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10 Threats to Monarch Migration
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Why Do Some Monarch Butterflies Have Crumpled Wings?
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Why Do Butterflies Gather Around Puddles?
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Why Don't Monarchs Get Sick From Eating Milkweed?
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Life Cycle of Butterflies and Moths
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Pros and Cons of Planting Butterfly Bush
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Plan Your Trip to a Butterfly House
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What Do Caterpillars Eat?
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What Do Monarch Butterflies Eat?
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Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)
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The Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)
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Butterfly Houses in the US
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How the Gypsy Moth Came to America
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Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
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Characteristics of Giant Silkworm Moths and Royal Moths
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6 Butterflies You Can Find in the Winter
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Introduction to Evergreen Bagworm Moths
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Perennials for Caterpillars in the Butterfly Garden
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Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)
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Luna Moth, Actias luna
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Sphinx Moths, Family Sphingidae
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How Monarchs Know When to Migrate
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Identifying the Common Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
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Geometer Moths, Inchworms, and Loopers: Family Geometridae
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Habits and Traits of Owlet Moths
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Butterflies and Moths, Order Lepidoptera