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A221 Butterflies of the World
The Lepidoptera order / clade contains the butterflies
and moths. There are over 180,000 known
species. In general, butterflies fly during the day
and moths fly at night. The most obvious physical
difference between them is the feelers, or antennae.
Most butterflies have slender filamentous ones
that are club-shaped at the end. Moths, on the
other hand, often have comb-like or feathery antennae,
or ones that are filamentous and unclubbed.
This popular poster shows over 100 of the most
colorful butterflies, as well as a few moths. The
captions cite common name, biological name, and
where they are found. These beautiful insects are
grouped by continent or other geographic area.
Unique globe and arrow icons identify the location.
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