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The beautiful array of colours displayed by a butterfly is in vast contrast to the dull ones owned by a moth. But there is more to each than first meets the eye.

Butterflies

They have thin antennae with club-shaped endsA blue Morpho peleides butterfly at Butterfly Paradise
Butterflies are almost exclusively active during the day
There are 20,000 butterfly species in the world
Some butterfly species have up to 12 lifecycles a year. These tend occur in spring and summer when there is more daylight
An unusual species is a glasswing because its wings are mostly seethrough
The adult stage usually lasts two to three weeks
Butterflies generally form an exposed pupa, also termed as a chrysalis
They have slender, smooth abdomens and fine scales