Butterfly or moth?

I have no idea, but I did find this information on this website:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/butterflymoth.html

One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth is to look at the antennae. A butterfly’s antennae are club-shaped with a long shaft and a bulb at the end. A moth’s antennae are feathery or saw-edged.

Butterfly:

Moth:

When butterflies land, their wings are up. Moths land with their wings open flat to the surface.

Caterpillars go into what is called a "chrysalis" and emerge as butterflies. Most people call it a cocoon, but this is wrong. A chrysalis is like a hard shell.

Other caterpillars go into what is called a "cocoon" and emerge as moths. A cocoon is made of a soft silk. Think of the moths which made silk for clothing.

I have no idea what the butterfly/moth you saw might be, but I know in my area white butterflies are sometimes cabbage butterflies.

I saw a white moth outside my kitchen window yesterday, so my guess would be a moth. I think it is still too cool here to see a butterfly just yet.

violann, it may have been a white sulfur. (butter) Especially if it was during the day. I was wondering a couple weeks ago when I was going to spot them, because we had a couple nice days. You know the warmer weather has trended when you see white sulfurs.

Moths usually come out later towards evening/night.

They come from the cabbage worm, which will eat your plants- best to get rid of them in the worm stage!