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6 legs
As both butterflies and moths are classed as insects, they have six legs or three pairs of legs.
Butterflies, like most other insects, have three pairs of legs.
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∙ 14y agosomebody answer this because i really need to know this now. im really mad cause no one answered this, and i really need the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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∙ 10y agoFour (4) is the number of walking legs on a butterfly.
Specifically, as an insect, a butterfly has three pairs of legs. The first pair is not critical to the butterfly's movement. It will be the two middle and the two rear legs which enable the butterfly to negotiate plant parts and terrain that it cannot - or "prefers" not to - fly to.
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∙ 12y ago6 dude - it's an insect!!
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What do you call a group of moths?
Moths are very similar to butterflies. The group of insects that butterflies and moths belong to is the Lepidoptera. A group of only moths are called a wainscot.
Are butterflies antennas clubbed swirled or feathered?
Moths are feathered Butterflies are clubbed
Do moths or butterflies live longer?
well, as you can see moths die quickly and u dont see alot of them. which means they die early. here where i live are lots of butterflies and no moths. butterflies stay as a caterpillar for a longer period of time, longer than moths. and then when they transform into butterflies they also live longer than moths. i hope this helps. i mean i am a proffesional zoo keeper and here we have lots of butterflies roaming around. Please use this answer wisely and respect it.
How long are butterflies and moths in caccoons?
a month
Is a caterpillar turning into a butterfly an example of evolution?
Moths do not turn into butterflies. Moths and butterflies are both lepidopteran insects, but the butterfly is active only during the daytime and the moth is most active at night. Butterflies are usually brightly colored and somewhat larger than moths. Although butterflies are more beautiful, moths are probably more important environmentally. There are about 15,000 different species of butterflies worldwide and about 150,000 different species of moths - ten times as many
Do moths and butterflies have jumping legs?
no they dont they just have there wings
Who studies butterflies and moths'?
lepidopterist study butterflies and moths
Do butterflies come from moths?
no god created every thing butterflies are butterflies and moths are moths. You don't have to believe it for it to be true and i know and believe this to be true
What makes moths different from butterflies?
One way butterflies are different from moths: is that butterflies are active during the day while moths are active at night. Another one is that butterflies differ in color while moths are typically one color.
How many butterflies have legs?
butterflies are insects therefor they have 6 legs
What are the Islamic moths of islam?
There are no Islamic moths. Maybe butterflies, but no moths.
Do moths have a good sense of smell?
Yes. Butterflies and moths have antennae, palps, legs and other parts of the body that are covered in sense receptors used for smell. They are able to detect food and mates from many miles aways.
Are moths and butterflies are both diurnal?
Butterflies are mainly diurnal and moths are mainly noctural although there are some moths that are diurnal and some butterflies that are crepescular (which is they are out in the early morning and late afternoon).
What do you call to a scientist who study butterflies and moths?
A person who collects or studies moths or butterflies is referred to as a lepidopterist.
Is butterflies and moths cousies?
The butterflies and moths are cousins because they are the same by they wings, some of them but it"s cool.................
What is the branch of science who studies butterfly and moths?
Moths and butterflies both fall under the genus of Lepidoptera. The study of butterflies and moths is known as lepidoptery. This is a branch of biology and the people specializing in this study are known as lepidopterists.
What do you call a group of moths?
Moths are very similar to butterflies. The group of insects that butterflies and moths belong to is the Lepidoptera. A group of only moths are called a wainscot.
