Lepidoptera
Butterflies
Both moths and butterflies are covered with scales (hence their name). In Illinois, there are 3 groups of Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and skippers). The latter group is the family Hesperiidae and is somewhat intermediate between moths and butterflies.
I provide a brief description of each on the right column.
See if you can identify the traits in the slide show below.
Butterflies typically fly during the day as adults. They have clubbed antennae.
Moths
Butterflies typically fly during the night as adults. They often have feathery antennae.
Skippers
Skippers look like butterflies, fly during the day, but lack the clubbed antennae of butterflies.
2 - 10
Red spotted purple butterfly
Sulphur butterfly
Haploa moth
Skipper
Geometrid moth
Hummingbird sphinx moth
Swallowtail butterfly
Geometrid moth
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