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.
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I wanted to say “motherfly,” then realisation struck.
Aren’t moths butterflies on a night shift
Nope, butterflies are moths on day shift from an evolutionary perspective.
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.
pick third option “essential pollinators”
Moths tend to rest wings appart, butterflies with wings folded together.
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I like how this implies that butterfly isn’t made up of “butter” and “fly”, but of “butt” and “erfly”
which also implies the opposite genetic cross would be a buttmoth
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