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Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:54 pm
by Denise
A pure guess, Ultraviolet?
Denise
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:03 pm
by Padfield
I've just corrected the Wikipedia entry, which should now read:
"Malva species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, ironically not including the Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvae".
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:05 pm
by m_galathea
Geez that was a fast guess, and correct too! I'll have to put my thinking cap on for something more difficult...
Your turn Denise
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Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:28 pm
by Denise
Which butterfly, as an adult can make a noise to scare off would be predators whilst hibernating.
Denise
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:34 pm
by Dave McCormick
Denise wrote:Which butterfly, as an adult can make a noise to scare off would be predators whilst hibernating.
Denise
Peacock Butterfly? It makes a kinda hissing noise by rubbing the hairs near its head with its wings.
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:43 pm
by Denise
Well done Dave, Your turn.
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Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:06 pm
by Dave McCormick
There is one species of moth in the UK that is also found in Europe, but in the UK its restricted to a certian part of the UK and its name reflects this (It is called the same in Europe). What is the moth species?
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:15 am
by Denise
A wild guess, Kentish Glory (Endromis versicolora) or Devonshire Wainscot (Mythimna putrecens)
(I don't know very much about moths
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Denise
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:21 am
by Dave McCormick
Sorry, not those two. The Kentish Glory is restricted to the highlands of Scotland, with possibly still an isolated population in Worcestershire (It was found only in kent, hence the name but its not restriced there anymore). And I have not heard of the other one, This moth I mean is restriced to this area in the UK and has not been found outside it anywhere else in the UK.
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:53 pm
by Charles Nicol
Hi Dave
Is it the Poplar Hawkmoth... only found in the East End of London ?
Charles
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Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:18 pm
by Dave McCormick
Charles Nicol wrote:Hi Dave
Is it the Poplar Hawkmoth... only found in the East End of London ?
Charles
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Never heard it only being found there, but its not that either
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:59 pm
by Mikhail
Could it be the Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis)?
Misha
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:15 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Living where you do Dave, I suspect it is an Irish moth...
How about the Burren Green?
Trev
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:20 pm
by Dave McCormick
Trev Sawyer wrote:Living where you do Dave, I suspect it is an Irish moth...
How about the Burren Green?
Trev
Yes
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Its confined only to the Burren in Ireland an nowhere else in th UK, was discovered in 1949 and its found in Europe. Also it does not look anything like other members of its family as far as I know. Unlike other moths like the Kentish Glory which have names of where they were discovered, most of those are found outisde that area in the UK, but not the burren green. Over to you Trev.
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:05 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Cheers Dave,
...... OK, here's a real noodle-scratcher for you.
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Which British butterfly's
former name connects it to a tourist attraction designed for the Millenium?
Trev
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:05 pm
by Gruditch
Small Tortoiseshell.
Gruditch
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:38 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Nope,
I can see where you are coming from Gary, but the connection is
not a visual one...
...and the Dome is not the attraction I was thinking of
Clue: The name of the attraction and the historical name of the butterfly are the same.
Trev
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:52 pm
by Denise
Would it be something to do with the London Eye and Peacock butterfly?
Or, Enfield Eye.... Speckled Wood?
Denise
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:01 pm
by Trev Sawyer
You are getting very warm Denise - In fact, your first sentence is half correct...
It isn't the peacock butterfly though. So, which butterfly is it?
Trev
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:14 pm
by Dave McCormick
Would it be Mr Dales Purple Eye (Name for Purple Emperor)?