Milkweed, Dog Bane, and Thistles are popular plants for butterflies to nectar upon. Any kind of flowering plant or fragrant plant are also excellent hosts. A Field Guide to Butterflies in the Boston New York Washington Region , by Jeffery Glassberg. Dick Smith made a new friend when a Tawny Emperor landed on his collar at the roadside of Skyline Drive. Moths prefer the night, but it is not uncommon to find a sluggish moth out during the day.
Moths rest with their wings horizontally pressed against their bodies.
Moths have a hairy appearance on their bodies. Moths have tiny hooks or bristles which link the fore wing to the hind wing, butterflies do not. Butterflies Butterflies have knobbed antennae. Butterflies are daytime creatures. Butterflies rest their wings vertically clapped above their bodies.