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					A226 Moths of the World  
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					beautiful Butterflies of the World has always been an 
					extremely popular title. Now it has a companion which uses 
					the same graphic design, resulting in a visually striking 
					matched set. 
					   The Lepidoptera order / clade contains the butterflies 
					and moths. There are over 180,000 known species. In general, 
					butterflies fly during the day and moths fly at night. The 
					most obvious physical difference between them is the 
					feelers, or antennae. Most butterflies have thin slender 
					filamentous ones which are club-shaped at the end. Moths, on 
					the other hand, often have comb-like or feathery antennae, 
					or ones that are filamentous and unclubbed. 
					   We often think of the moth as the little brown pest that 
					likes to eat our clothes, but the "night butterflies" 
					include some of the most spectacular lepidoptera. Some of 
					the species are huge. The Giant Peacock Moth, Saturnia pyri, 
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					| Laminated | 
					No. A226L | 
					
					$18.95 | 
					
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					| Non-Laminated | 
					No. A226F | 
					
					$9.95 | 
					
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