{"id":1821,"date":"2012-07-19T17:10:44","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2021-08-14T12:13:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T16:13:03","slug":"marvelous-moths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/marvelous-moths\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvelous Moths, Beautiful Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"

People in the know don\u2019t call butterflies \u201cbutterflies\u201d \u2013 they call them \u201cleps,\u201d which is short for Lepidoptera, the order of insects that includes not only butterflies, but moths and skippers. You can tell these apart by their antennae: true butterflies have straight skinny antennae with little bulbs at the tips; moths have antennae shaped like tiny feathers; and skippers have long straight antennae that curl backwards at the end, like question marks or fishhooks.<\/p>\n

There are about 20,000 species of butterflies worldwide, 800 of which live in North America \u2013 and spotting as many of these as you can find is a terrific and addictive challenge for the spring and summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nVisit the National Moth Week<\/a> website\u00a0for moth facts, moth activities, methods for attracting moths, instructions for making a moth feeder, a citizen science data-collecting project (everybody welcome to participate), and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nOr celebrate National Learn About Butterflies Day<\/a> on March 14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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