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BookmarkAlthough the separation of Lepidopterans into "butterfly" and "moth" categories is a well-known distinction, the difference between a butterfly and a moth is not actually a standard taxonomic division..
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Butterflies, skippers and moths — The order Lepidoptera is the second largest order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, skippers, and moths. This order has more than ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Difference between a butterfly and a moth at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
