Differences between Butterflies and Moths

Many people have a good image of butterflies, and have a bad image of moths.

This might be because butterflies tend to fly during daytime, while moths tend to fly during night.

However, both butterflies and moths belong to Lepidoptera, and there is no biological difference between the two.

It is really difficult to classify butterflies and moths from their characteristics of look and organs.

Therefore, in Germany, France, Indonesia, and many other countries, people don't distinguish butterflies and moths, and both are represented by one word.

蝶と蛾の違い

多くの人が、蝶は美しく、蛾は汚いというイメージを持っています。

これは、蝶は昼に飛ぶのに対し、蛾は夜に飛ぶことが多いからかもしれません。

しかし、蝶と蛾はいずれも鱗翅目で、両者の間に生物学的な違いはありません。

見た目や器官の特徴から、蛾と蝶を分類するのは非常に困難です。

そのため、ドイツやフランス、インドネシアなど多くの国では、蛾と蝶を区別せずに一つの単語で表しています。