www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

padfield wrote:... any of the letters in the word 'butterfly'?

I think you may have cracked it, Guy.
'Map' shares the same property, but that doesn't really qualify as British.

This question reminded me of the old trivia chestnut about the unique property of 'St Johns Wood' tube station. It was certainly true in the 1980s, but some of the more recently-built stations may have invalidated it.

Paul

Susie wrote:Oh yes they are!!!!

Oh no they're not !!!!!

I think I've got three of them at first look. Fail.

Ditto! I only got three, first quick glance through, Susie
... and I'm trying not to look at it any more, else I will be stressed all Christmas....
N

Pawpawsaurus wrote:This question reminded me of the old trivia chestnut about the unique property of 'St Johns Wood' tube station. It was certainly true in the 1980s, but some of the more recently-built stations may have invalidated it

No one I've ever asked that question to has ever got it right! I didn't know it was a well known trivial chestnut...

Lee

Pawpawsaurus wrote:the unique property of 'St Johns Wood' tube station

I'm old enough to remember that fishy one!

Now back to hibernation.

Zzzzzzzzz

NickB wrote:I gave up when someone posted a link to the Amateur Entomologists' Society 2012 Christmas Quiz...

http://www.amentsoc.org/about/news/0169/
...
this one has 100 very difficult questions.....
N

How am I supposed to get any work done now!

padfield wrote:... any of the letters in the word 'butterfly'?

Guy

Correctomundo!

I knew it wouldn't take you long.

dilettante wrote:

NickB wrote:I gave up when someone posted a link to the Amateur Entomologists' Society 2012 Christmas Quiz...

http://www.amentsoc.org/about/news/0169/
...
this one has 100 very difficult questions.....
N

How am I supposed to get any work done now!

Tell me about it. These will be bugging me all xmas!

Susie wrote:

dilettante wrote:

NickB wrote:I gave up when someone posted a link to the Amateur Entomologists' Society 2012 Christmas Quiz...

http://www.amentsoc.org/about/news/0169/
...
this one has 100 very difficult questions.....
N

How am I supposed to get any work done now!

Tell me about it. These will be bugging me all xmas!

It's a lot easier if you have ukmoths.org.uk to hand!

...bleedin' moffs!

I've got my Waring & Townsend Field Guide to Moths and I'm still stumped on some of them! Mind you, when I do get them I kick myself cos some of them are sooooo simple. Think I'm trying to over think it at times.

Here is my attempt at an Only Connect grid.
I hope it isn't too tricky....

Thanks Roger!

My first attempt gave me three good groups and a motley collection of 4 left over... So back to the drawing board, I guess.

GUy

Guy
If you would like to share your working out I may be able to guide you in the right direction(s)?
Your call.

OK - here was that first bash:

Comma, ringlet, peacock, gatekeeper (one-word names)

Large heath, purple emperor, Adonis blue, common blue (Overwinter as caterpillar)

Wood white, brown hairstreak, green hairstreak, orange tip (Specific name refers to [alleged] host-plant)

Leaving: Clouded yellow, essex skipper, silver-spotted skipper, chalkhill blue.

Guy

Guy
you have one row correct.

Susie wrote:I've got my Waring & Townsend Field Guide to Moths and I'm still stumped on some of them! Mind you, when I do get them I kick myself cos some of them are sooooo simple. Think I'm trying to over think it at times.

I got a little despondent when I realised there's at least one Latin name, and some non-UK species.

....sorry, but I did warn you..

I'm struggling with your grid, Roger! Now if we were playing in real life, the one line I got right would have floated to the top. Are you prepared to tell me which one it is?

Guy

The "one word names" is correct.

Good luck

NickB wrote:I gave up when someone posted a link to the Amateur Entomologists' Society 2012 Christmas Quiz...

http://www.amentsoc.org/about/news/0169/
...
this one has 100 very difficult questions.....

Graham Wenman, the setter of the above quiz, has asked me to post the following, which was omitted from the preamble on the AES page:

"There are 32 butterflies and 68 moths. Only 11 answers are latin names. 3 of the names "could" be applied to both Butterflies and Moths."

Anyone who's planning on entering the quiz may find it helpful.

Paul