Daily Quiz

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:16 am

Oh poo poo! It's a large copper!!

Guy

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:17 am

It sure is

What took you so long?

Cheers,

- Pete

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:36 am

It's a familiar story - what took me so long was that I was so sure I was right!!

Guy

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:57 am

So, here's the ancient symbol, the Ouroboros:

But what British butterfly is it?

Guy

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:54 pm

Guy
Swallowtail.
I had planned to use this as my question - although I was going to ask what Scully's tattoo had in common with a British Butterfly!

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:03 pm

Even I got that one Guy.

Go on Roger. What have you got?

Denise

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:15 pm

Ok, here is my shot - not too difficult this one.
Which common and sexually dimorphic butterfly was once considered as two species and named The Turnip and The Colewort?

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:21 pm

Well done both!!

Part (b) to that question will follow if I catch the ball again!

Until then, over to you, Roger...

Guy

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:23 pm

Wow - quick fire questions indeed!! Lucky it's still raining.

I'm going for a quick fire answer and will guess large white.

Guy

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:41 pm

I'm going for a quick fire answer and will guess large white.

Nope - not this time.

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:13 pm

Orange-tip?

Denise

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:15 pm

Orange-tip?

Sorry Denise - not this time.

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:21 pm

Ummm, so is it Chalkhill or Adonis Blue then?

Denise

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:28 pm

I was going for the 'cole' bit, meaning cabbage, but since turnip is 'rapa' in Latin, I'll change plea to small white.

If it's not that, no more guessing for me...

Guy

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:56 pm

Guy, Denise.
Sorry - not quite there yet.
Guy - you are close............

xmilehigh · Post by **xmilehigh** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:02 pm

Hi,

I think it is a Brimstone

Cheers

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:09 pm

Jerry
Sorry - wrong.
I am surprised it has gone so long.
Perhaps the sexual dimorphism bit has fooled you.
It was not the sexual dimorphism that led to the thought of two species, but variation.
Perhaps that helps.

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:12 pm

Well, I have to make my third guess. Surely it has to be one of the Pieris group... So I close with green-veined white.

Wrong again?

Guy

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:17 pm

Guy
Correct Green-veined White.
Source : The Butteflies of Great Britain And Ireland - Maitland Emmet & Heath.
(Vol 7, part 1 of The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae)

Guy, it is up to you.

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:56 pm

At last!

This post should be renamed the hourly quiz!!

Here's my last effort for today - another snake.

How is this...

related to this...

and this?

And where does this fit in?

Guy

All three butterflies photographed this year in Switzerland!

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