Or the chocolate moth, which is dark brown with light, coloured stripes and a delicate lacy pattern on the edges of its wings ... giving them a fuzzy, feathery appearance. The big, pale green ...

During graduate school, he saw an opportunity to merge his expertise in miRNA with his lifelong interest in butterflies, leading him to explore the largely understudied role of miRNAs in shaping ...

It has a very distinctive, fluffy look (even its wings are covered with silk ... flannel moth is harmless on its own. The moth is covered in lengthy fuzz—not venomous spines—with colors ...

Other differences between butterflies and moths include: Moths tend toward feathery or fuzzy antennae ... Butterflies fold their wings vertically above their backs, while moths hold theirs ...