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Eyewitness: Moth & Butterfly

1. The family name for butterflies, Lepidoptera, means “ ________ wing”

[pic][pic]heart [pic] pretty [pic] scale [pic] thin

2. The atlas moth is as big as a:

[pic] house [pic] teacup [pic] dinner plate [pic] quarter

3. Ancient Egyptians believe you could escape death by:

[pic] running fast [pic] changing forms [pic] hiding [pic] flying ahead

4. Butterflies lay their eggs on:

[pic] animals [pic] plants [pic] water [pic] dead logs

5. Moths use __________________ to attract mates.

[pic] sounds [pic] nests [pic] colors [pic] pheremones

6. How do you tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly?

[pic] shape of antenna [pic] time of day they are active

[pic] coloration [pic] all of these

7. A caterpillar’s first meal is most likely:

[pic] its shell [pic] its mother [pic] other caterpillars [pic] flowers

8. One myth suggested that a woman who ate butterflies would:

[pic] become pregnant [pic] die [pic] find a husband [pic] smell good

9. Bright colors show that caterpillars are:

[pic] harmless [pic] very young [pic] poisonous [pic] about to change

10. Swallowtail caterpillars look like:

[pic] birds [pic] snakes [pic] bird droppings [pic] feathers

11. Woolybear caterpillars are thought to predict:

[pic] amount of rainfall [pic] the stock market [pic] severity of winter [pic] storms

12. Before a caterpillar can become a moth (or butterfly), it must:

[pic] enter a cocoon [pic] divide in half [pic] find a host [pic] migrate

13. Butterflies feed on:

[pic] dead things [pic] leaves [pic] mushrooms [pic] nectar

14. What does the vampire moth eat?

[pic] leaves [pic] bats [pic] blood [pic] flowers

15. Monarchs have the longest _______ of any insect.

[pic] antenna [pic] hibernation [pic] migration [pic] hair

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