Swallowtail Moth
Submitted 3 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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kronarbob@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I like how this implies that butterfly isn’t made up of “butter” and “fly”, but of “butt” and “erfly”
prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
which also implies the opposite genetic cross would be a buttmoth
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I wanted to say “motherfly,” then realisation struck.
esc27@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Moths tend to rest wings appart, butterflies with wings folded together.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
pick third option “essential pollinators”
Una@europe.pub 3 weeks ago
Aren’t moths butterflies on a night shift
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
How dare you. Moths are much older, maybe 100 million years. There are 180000 species of moths vs about 16000 of butterflies. Moths are also incredibly efficient at pollinating, perhaps moreso than bees even. In short, moths rule.
gobble_ghoul@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
Nope, butterflies are moths on day shift from an evolutionary perspective.