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- Pete Eeles
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I'd say Holly Blue
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yep Pete, its Holly Blue, your turn again. Think is one of the highest fliers of all Blue butterflies, but could be wrong. I have seen them fly over very tall trees before
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What links the Silver-washed Fritillary to Frederick Frohawk?
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His daughters name was Valezina, after the form "Valesina" the Greenish silver washed fritillary form
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Dave is correct. Back to you Dave!
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in Northern Ireland, what was the last known colony location of the Small Blue before it was feared extinct after no records of it since 2001?
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Yep Pete, Monawilkin is right. Last recorded in June 2001. I got to try harder with these questions over to you again pete!
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2 subspecies, endemic to the British Isles, are extinct and, therefore, gone for good. What subspecies were they?
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These would be-
Large Copper - Lycaena Dispar subsp dispar.
Large Blue - Maculinea Arion subsp eutyphron.
Large Copper - Lycaena Dispar subsp dispar.
Large Blue - Maculinea Arion subsp eutyphron.
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Sorry folks I've only just read this thread, but the Green Hairstreak doesn't produce green pigment. It has a diffraction lattice which only has short range order. This is why it gives a uniform green and the colour doesn't change much over different angles in the way that many blue butterflies do. If you want to read the details yourself then get a copy of this paper or I can explain further if you want ; )
R. Morris, Iridescence from diffraction structures in the wing scales of Callophrys rubi, the Green Hairstreak, Journal of Entomology, 1975, vol 49, p149-154.
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R. Morris, Iridescence from diffraction structures in the wing scales of Callophrys rubi, the Green Hairstreak, Journal of Entomology, 1975, vol 49, p149-154.
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Thanks Alexander - in that case I'd have changed the question
As for Rogerdodge - correct! Your turn!
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As for Rogerdodge - correct! Your turn!
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Re: Daily Quiz
I love the old names our butterflies used to have, so-
Which British Buterfly was once named the Greasy Fritillary, and why?
Roger
Which British Buterfly was once named the Greasy Fritillary, and why?
Roger
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That would be the marsh fritillary, on account of the way the worn wings acquire a shiny look as the scales rub off.
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Keeping up with the 'greasy' theme...
Oil a sunbed in order to reveal this sun-loving creature (6 , 4)
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Oil a sunbed in order to reveal this sun-loving creature (6 , 4)
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Adonis blue it is!
We obviously need some tougher questions if this is to be a 'daily quiz' rather than a rapid-fire exchange of riddles!! And you're just the man for the job, Felix.
Over to you.
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We obviously need some tougher questions if this is to be a 'daily quiz' rather than a rapid-fire exchange of riddles!! And you're just the man for the job, Felix.
Over to you.
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