97 Butterflies And Moths Trivia Questions with Answers
97 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which moth family includes the giant silk moths known as saturniids?
Answer
Saturniidae
What is the scientific name of the western pygmy blue, one of the smallest butterflies?
Answer
Brephidium exilis
Which butterfly family contains skippers such as the silver-spotted skipper?
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Hesperiidae
The peppered moth belongs to which genus?
Answer
Biston
The cabbage white butterfly belongs to which genus?
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Pieris
Which moth did scientists use to identify the first insect pheromone?
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Silkworm moth
Which chemical compounds make monarch butterflies distasteful to many predators?
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Cardenolides
What shape are the tips of a butterfly’s antennae?
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Club-shaped
Which moth is commonly called the Madagascan moon moth?
Answer
Argema mittrei
Which butterfly genus includes the Apollo butterfly?
Answer
Parnassius
Which moth is the adult form of the caterpillar commonly called the woolly bear?
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Isabella tiger moth
Which moth can detect some of the highest-frequency sounds known among animals?
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Greater wax moth
Which continent has no native butterfly species?
Answer
Antarctica
Which moth became famous for its dark form during the Industrial Revolution?
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Peppered moth
Which butterfly is the official state insect of California?
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California dogface butterfly
What do male emperor moths use their feathery antennae to detect?
Answer
Female pheromones
Which moth is famous for having wings patterned like a snake’s head?
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Atlas moth
What are the four stages in a butterfly’s complete life cycle?
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Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Which butterfly is famous for the longest annual insect migration?
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Monarch butterfly
Which moth is famous for hovering in front of flowers like a hummingbird?
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Hummingbird hawk-moth
Which moth is named for the skull-like mark on its thorax?
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Death’s-head hawkmoth
Which domesticated moth produces most commercial silk?
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Bombyx mori
Where are a butterfly’s taste receptors primarily located?
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On its feet
Which moth is considered the largest moth native to North America?
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Cecropia moth
What is the common name of the moth with the greatest wing surface area?
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Atlas moth
Which butterfly is known for having transparent wings that help it blend into the forest?
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Glasswing butterfly
Which butterfly is famous for mimicking the monarch’s warning colors and pattern?
Answer
Viceroy butterfly
What is the scientific name of the monarch butterfly?
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Danaus plexippus
Which moth family contains hawkmoths?
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Sphingidae
What is the pupa of a butterfly commonly called?
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Chrysalis
Which butterfly family includes monarch butterflies?
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Nymphalidae
How many legs does an adult butterfly have?
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Six
Butterflies and moths belong to which insect order?
Answer
Lepidoptera
Which butterfly is the most widely distributed species in the world?
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Painted lady
What is the scientific name of the luna moth?
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Actias luna
What is the largest butterfly species by wingspan?
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Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
Where do monarch butterflies mainly overwinter in Mexico?
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Central Mexico