Butterflies-Moths

Butterflies and moths are very similar. Their bodies have 3 sections, the head, thorax and abdomen. There are 6 legs joined to the middle section (the thorax), 3 on each side. Butterflies and moths have large, often brightly colored wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies comprise the true butterflies , the skippers and the moth-butterflies . All the many other families are referred to as moths. A butterfly is a mainly day-flying and moths night-flying insects. Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species (see also "Malaysian Butterflies").