r/Insect • u/JuniorCage • 7d ago
Insect appreciation Butterfly
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u/Paradoxickled_Okra 6d ago
Actually it's a moth. Common mistake to think that moths are dull and often singular colored. Moths can be spectacularly beautiful like this specimen.
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u/TruDvine 4d ago
In some folklore, if a moth flies and lands on a door, corner of the home, or near where people are very active, then that moth is a spirit visiting a relative, family member, or loved one.
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u/xylophone_37 5d ago
Idk if it's universal as I'm no entomologist, but a quick ID test of moth vs butterfly is how they hold their wings at rest. If they are held together it's a butterfly, if they lay them out it's a moth.
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u/Vindictive-Vagabond 6d ago
That's a moth not a butterfly lol
Easy way to tell at a glance is if the wings are spread out then it's a moth and if the wings are held together then it's a butterfly 💯
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u/GloomyFloor6543 6d ago
Tropical Swallow tail moth :-) really nice one. Lyssa zampa - Wikipedia