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Nevada Grayling (Hippolyta)?
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My CD of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream has butterflies all over the cover. Now I see why - the play is full of butterflies!!

We've exhausted Lysander, Titania, Bottom the Weaver... What about Helena, as in Cyaniris (semiargus) helena?

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Oh yes - and Hippolyte - just seen your post, Roger!!
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marvellous suggestion Rogerdodge & Guy... i had not thought of that one !!

keep trying

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Charles Nicol wrote:...So quick bright things come to confusion.
... Or if there were a sympathy in choice...

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A (Tom) Snout butterfly?

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Aha!!! Assmann's fritillary!! :D

Come on, hand over the goods, Charles!!

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YES....Mellicta britomartis !!!

your go Guy !!

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ps nobody mentioned Moth !!

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Oh pooo.

I was on the verge! Story of my life really, nearly but not quite. :lol:
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Keeping on the same theme, both these butterflies appear in the titles of (different) Shakespeare plays. You have to give me the names of the plays...

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The Spicebush Swallowtail is Papilio troilus - "Troilus and Cressida".

Cleopatra is from "Antony and Cleopatra".

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Cleopatra and Andronicus?
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Full marks to Pete. Partial credit to Roger!!

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This Persian tomb is clue that will lead you to a species of British butterfly - but which one?

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Pete
This is Darius' Tomb. He was the father of Xerxes.
Thus are we looking for Ataxerxes - NBA?
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Would it be the White Admiral? I am guessing Roger might be right but just having a go
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I'll give it to Roger. It's actually the tomb of Artaxerxes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaxerxes_I_of_Persia

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Thanks Pete.
As I am a logical lad, creating this question is easy.
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White admiral...

You can see who watches Countdown! :D

But as church pianist I have to zoom now. If that was right, and if no one else overlaps with my answer, I throw the ball back to you, Roger.

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You got it Guy.
Pull out all the stops.
I look forward to your next question.
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