moths are better than butterflies

Some moths are feasting on nectar. But when two different moths appear, they discriminate against them because they are not the same colour.

An exploration of the diversity of moths and butterflies from caterpillars to larvae to chrysalis to winged flight. The documentary covers camouflage and other anti-predatory tactics along with uniqueness of different species and amazing feats and colors.

Why do butterflies constantly fly towards light? Their instinctual pursuit of light is genetically ingrained. When observed for a long time, their flight movements create a fluttering on the retina, which can be digitized into countless small pixels. This species begins its journey with a transformation in a cocoon and continues to be reshaped, like the peppered moth that adapted to soot-covered walls by developing darker wings. In this ongoing metamorphosis, there may be a strange sense of calm as the instinctual becomes algorithmic flight paths.

A moth is drawn towards the light.

The pictures show how the ailanthus silkmoth and the red admiral spin silk and weave a cocoon, and the way in which the change from caterpillar to moth is affected.