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Moths and Butterflies

Moths and Butterflies. Body Parts of a Butterfly. Head Proboscis Eyes Antennae Thorax Wings Legs Abdomen. Head. The antennae are used to smell food The eyes contain many tiny lenses The proboscis is a long mouth used to drink nectar. Thorax.

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Moths and Butterflies

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  1. Moths and Butterflies

  2. Body Parts of a Butterfly • Head • Proboscis • Eyes • Antennae • Thorax • Wings • Legs • Abdomen

  3. Head • The antennae are used to smell food • The eyes contain many tiny lenses • The proboscis is a long mouth used to drink nectar

  4. Thorax • Four wings and six legs grow from the thorax • Wings are covered with bright powdery scales that fall off with every flight and fade in the sun. • Butterflies smell with their feet

  5. Abdomen This area contains little holes called spiracles that allow the butterfly to breathe

  6. Egg Caterpillar Adult Pupa LifeCycle

  7. Egg

  8. Caterpillar

  9. Pupa or Cocoon

  10. Adult

  11. Butterfly or Moth? • Butterflies fly during day, moths at night • Butterflies have brighter colors • Moths have fuzzier bodies • At rest, butterflies fold their wings and moths open them up • Butterflies have knobs on their antennas, moths sometimes have feathery ones

  12. Butterflies of Virginia

  13. Monarch

  14. Black Swallowtail

  15. Coral Hairstreak

  16. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

  17. Eastern Tailed-Blue

  18. Viceroy

  19. Southern Dogface

  20. WoodNymph

  21. AlphabetButterflies

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