Many field guides are available to help you with identification. Keep a journal of your butterfly and moth observations including items such as the weather, the habitat type, the insect's behavior, time, and date. Photograph butterflies and moths. Those who are interested in joining other butterfly enthusiasts can participate in butterfly monitoring programs. It has a wingspread of five to six inches.
Female moths release chemicals into the air to attract males.
In some species, the male can find the female from one to three miles away. The ants protect the larvae from predators in exchange for food in the form of sweet excretions they take from the larvae. Clearwing moths of the family Sesiidae fly about in the daytime, unlike most other moths. They are mimics of wasps, which serves to protect them from predators. As it grows bigger, the caterpillar then mimics a rough green snake.