Quiz: Name that ovum!

[Pete Eeles]

Just to spice things up during the winter "break" - have a stab at guessing the species to which the 4 ova below belong.

Clue 1: They were all taken today, and the species therefore hibernate as ova.

Clue 2: They are different species.

Cheers,

- Pete

[Cotswold Cockney]

Not easy ~ but, here goes:

Brown Hairstreak

High Brown/Dark Green or even SilverWashed Frit.
Most of these Frits actually hibernate as a fully formed larva ~ inside the shell although the SW usually leaves the shell before winter. I once found an egg like this on Blackthorn ~ it was some moth.

Purple Hairstreak

Black Hairstreak

[Pete Eeles]

Oooh - very good.

1. Correct - Brown Hairstreak.

2. Yes - one of those 3, but only one hibernates as an ovum - albeit it with a fully-formed larva inside ... High Brown Fritillary.

3. Correct - Purple Hairstreak.

4. Wrong Correct family though (Lycaenidae).

Cheers,

- Pete

[COLIN BAKER]

Great ovum photos Pete.

Sticking my neck firmly in the air I will plum for:-

4/ Silver-studded Blue


Cheers

Colin

[Pete Eeles]

Bingo!

Er ... I mean "correct". Well done Colin!

Cheers,

- Pete