"BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS"

                                                                                     

 As brilliant in color as many exotic flowers,butterflies are among the most beautiful of all creatures.Butterflies are more familiar to us than moths because they are active by day,whereas moths are active mainly by night.However,there are more than 250,000 different kinds of moths compared to about 15,000 kinds of butterflies.Together these creatures make up the insect group called Lepidoptera.Moths and butterflies have a life cycle infour stages-egg,caterpillar (larva),pupa(chrysalis),and imago (adult).The change in form between one stage and the next is called metamorphosis.All butterflies and moths are plant eaters and live wherever plants grow,except in ethemely cold regions.Some,such as red admiral butterflies and moths are plant eaters and live wherever plants grow,except in extremely cald regions.Some,such as red admiral butterflies,hibernate (sleep)during winter.Others,such as bogong moths,migrate long distances to find food.A few butterflies and moths are pests to humans.Cabbageworm caterpillars devour garden vegetables,and clothes moth caterpillars eat the natural fibers in clothing....