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What are the differences between butterflies and moths?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/what-are-the-differences-between-butterflies-and-moths/Butterflies, skippers and moths all belong in the insect order Lepidoptera.
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The Act Of Butterfly Collecting (Timor-Leste Expedition)
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-act-of-butterfly-collecting-timor-leste-expedition/Catching butterflies hasn't changed much in a hundred years: you still need a good net, keen eyes and quick reflexes. Entomologist Dr Dave Britton describes one of the amazing catches he made during the Museum's terrestrial expedition to Timor-Leste.
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Common Imperial Blue Butterfly
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/common-imperial-blue-butterfly/Common Imperial Blue Butterfly
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Speckled Footman Termessa catocalina (Walker, 1865)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/termessa-catocalina/Speckled Footman Termessa catocalina (Walker, 1865)
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Designing with butterflies
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/designing-with-butterflies/How do artists and designers draw inspiration from our collections? Fashion designer Donna Sgro tells us about her visits to the Rare Books and Entomology collections to research butterfly specimens for her latest work.
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Niue's Only Endemic Butterfly Discovered by Museum Researcher
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/niue-butterfly-discovered-museum-researcher/A Q & A with Australian Museum research associate, Rob Lachlan, the discoverer of a very rare species that will soon be the national butterfly of Niue, and feature on a special run of postage stamps.
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