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Butterflies and Moths

To many people they are indistinguishable. There is a difference and this is the place to satisfy you curiosity. Both are class Insecta but the butterfly has a longer smoother antenna and tends to be more colorful. With 165,000 known species, there is room for lots of questions in here.

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What is the scientific name of the family that the gypsy moth is in?

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The scientific name of the family that the gypsy moth belongs to is Erebidae.

What phyla does a butterfly belong to?

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A butterfly belongs to the phylum Arthropoda and the class Insecta.

How fast can a painted lady butterfly fly?

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A painted lady butterfly can fly at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. However, their average cruising speed is around 5-12 miles per hour.

What is the scientific name for a white butterfly?

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The scientific name for a white butterfly varies depending on the species. Some common white butterflies include Pieris rapae (Small White), Pieris brassicae (Large White), and Pieris napi (Green-veined White).

What is the latin word for caterpillar?

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The Latin word for caterpillar is "larva."

Scientific name for the monarch butterfly?

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All butterflies and moths belong to the biological order Lepidoptera. There are close to 175,000 species in the order Lepidoptera so to get the scientific name for a specific butterfly, you will need to give the common name of the butterfly.
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What is a butterflies class?

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Butterflies belong to the class Insecta, which is the largest class in the phylum Arthropoda. Insects within this class are characterized by having three body segments, six legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings.

What order is a butterfly as is Biology?

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A butterfly belongs to the order Lepidoptera in Biology. This order includes butterflies and moths.

What is the taxonomy of butterfly?

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Butterflies belong to the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Within the order Lepidoptera, butterflies are classified into the superfamily Papilionoidea. They are further divided into various families, genera, and species.

What is the moths scientific name?

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Moths belong to kingdom of Animalia, the phylum of Arthropoda, the class of Insecta, and the order of Lepidoptera.

Altogether the scientific name of the moth is: Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera.

Please note that this also classifies butterflies because they do not have separate groups.

What is the scientific name for red-admiral butterfly?

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The scientific name for the red admiral butterfly is Vanessa atalanta.

Scientific names of butterfly?

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Some examples of scientific names for butterflies are:

  1. Danaus plexippus (Monarch butterfly)
  2. Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral butterfly)
  3. Papilio machaon (Swallowtail butterfly)

What is the scientific name of the butterfly?

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The scientific name for butterfly is Order Lepidoptera.

What is the scientific name for a Luna moth?

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The scientific name for a Luna moth is Actias luna.

Scientific name of the peacock butterfly?

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The Indian Peacock: Pavo cristatus; The Green Peacock: Pavo muticus; and the Congo Peacock, Afropavo congensis

The Indian peacock is bright blue blue, the green peacock is bright green, and the congo peacock is dark green.

What is the name of the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly?

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The process is called metamorphosis. Initially, the caterpillar goes through the pupa or chrysalis stage before emerging as a butterfly.

What is an Alfalfa Butterfly's scientific name?

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Colias eurytheme or Colias eurytheme Boisduval 1852.

Please Google "Alfalfa Butterfly" or go to www.zipcodezoo.com (one of the many fine websites that have outstanding pictures) to identify your specimen. Zipcodezoo also lists the complete taxonomy of its entries, from Domain to Scientific Name.

What was the original name for a butterfly?

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The original name for a butterfly was "flutterby." Over time, this name evolved into the current term we use today.

What was the original name of a butterfly?

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They were called butorflēoge, buttorflēoge, or buterflēoge in Old English, which evolved to buterflie, butturflye, or boterflye in Middle English, and finally butterfly in modern English. In German, there is a similar association with dairy products throughout the history of the word's evolution.

Original name of butterfly?

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The original name of butterfly is "flutterby," which eventually evolved into "butterfly." The word "butterfly" may have originated from the yellow brimstone butterfly found in Europe, which was called the "butter-coloured fly."

What is the scientific name for a moth?

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Arctiidae

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What is a stellognata maculata?

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Stellognata maculata is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Horaiclavidae. It is commonly known as the "spotted stellognath" and is found in the Indo-Pacific region, typically on coral reefs. They have a distinctive pattern of brown spots on their shell.

What greek word means changing shape describing the change from a caterpillar to a butterfly?

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The Greek word that means changing shape, specifically describing the transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly, is "metamorphosis."