
Scramble Squares - Butterflies
Fascinating Facts about Butterflies Scramble Squares® Throughout history, human beings have enjoyed the beauty and grace of butterflies as much as we celebrate the flowers whose nectar they collect and the sunny summer days in which they are most active. Butterflies, along with moths, are members of the Lepidoptera order of insects. Butterflies can be distinguished from moths in several ways. Butterflies are active only during daylight, and almost all moths are active only at night. Butterflies flutter gracefully in flight, especially when compared to the halting, clumsy flight of the moth. The truest identification of the butterfly is the bulge at the ends of the butterfly’s antennae, which is called the antennal "club." Practically none of the moth species have antennal clubs. Butterflies have a very acute sense of smell, which the adult females use to find the right plants on which to lay her eggs. Cells calle