Mothy Matters

One of the kids spotted this moth coming out of it's cocoon

last Friday.

We thought it was really beautiful for a moth.

He sat there holding onto the house for a long time moving his wings in the wind.

We never did see him fly away but he's gone now-doing whatever Moths do...



For anyone who's interested- here is some information on the differences between moths and butterflies...

"Although butterflies and moths are very similar, they have many differences. Most butterflies fly during the day, and most moths fly during the night. The best way to identify a butterfly from a moth is to look at its antenna. A butterfly's antenna have knobs at the ends of their feelers, and the ends of the moth's antenna is either feather like or plain. Most butterflies rest with their wings held up above their bodies and most moths rest with their wings spread out flat. Typically butterflies have brightly colored wings and moths have dull colored wings. Most butterflies have slender, hairless bodies, while most moths have a fat abdomen and furry bodies. Butterflies form a chrysalis during the pupa stage of their lives. In moths, the chrysalis is normally contained inside a cocoon. Most moths have tiny hook or bristle hooking the forewings and hind wings together. Butterflies do not have this hook."

-from Thinkquest