www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

Well done Both of you, but Guy got there first.

A hemispherical pea = hipparachia semele, Grayling

Denise

Identify the butterflies and say which is the odd one out (and why):





Guy

PS - I have a very definite right answer and that is the one I want, even if someone comes up with something really clever that I hadn't thought of!!

That's a real toughy! The 3 refer to:

1. Philip III was a Duke of Burgundy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Burgundy).
2. Queen Sofia of Spain.
3. Lady of the Butterflies is about Eleanor Glanville.

I could probably come up with a reason for each of them being "the odd one out"! But I'll go with #3, since there has only ever been one Eleanor Glanville, and lots of Dukes of Burgundy and lots of Queens of Spain!

Cheers,

- Pete

Pete, if you thought that was tough you did it remarkably quickly!!!

Brilliant detective work and yes, you've found the butterflies. But I do want the odd butterfly out rather than the odd person out, so by my invented rules of the game (which are, you have to guess what I'm thinking of!), the way is left open for someone else to climb on the shoulders of the giant and see the right answer.

Guy

Ok - I'll make one guess - which is similar to one already posted. The Duke is unique (and therefore the odd one out) because the male walks on 4 legs, and the female on all 6. But I suspect that's not right

Cheers,

- Pete

Guy
QoS and GF are both Frits, whereas the Duke is the only European representative of the Metalmarks?

Mmm... I had in mind something much more obvious - making one in particular the odd one out. Use their full (English) names.

Guy

Another crossed post. Yes, Roger, I can't pussy foot around that one! They all claim to be fritillaries, but of course the Duke of Burgundy isn't one.

Duke of Burgundy fritillary
Queen of Spain fritillary
Glanville fritillary

So Pete might perhaps be happy to know he doesn't get the ball this time!! Over to you, Roger.

Guy

padfield wrote:So Pete might perhaps be happy to know he doesn't get the ball this time!! Over to you, Roger.

Too right - this is exhausting!

Cheers,

- Pete

Oh damn, just seen this question.
I would have got it wrong anyway, as I thought that the odd one out was Q of S because it doesn't breed in the UK.
Give us a good one Roger.

Denise

Here we go then.

In 1828 a collector collected some butterflies in a wood.
He thought they were of a fairly common species.
He was later told by a colleague that it was in fact a different species and previously unreported in Britain before, but known from the Continent.
He then lied about the location to protect his collecting "patch"
What was the name of the wood?
What was the species?

Good luck. I am off to bed.

"In 1828 a collector collected some butterflies in a wood."
A Mr. Seaman collected a load of Black Hairstreak.

"He thought they were of a fairly common species."
He thought they were White-letter.

"He was later told by a colleague that it was in fact a different species and previously unreported in Britain before, but known from the Continent."
Yep.

"He then lied about the location to protect his collecting "patch""
Yep. He told them he obtained them from Yorkshire.

"What was the name of the wood?"
Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire. Wonderful place

"What was the species?"
Black Hairstreak.

"Who was probably responsible for it being there?"
That'll be Lord Rothschild - who actually paid people to breed and release them!

"Good luck. I am off to bed."
Lightweight

Cheers,

- Pete

Pete
You are of course correct in every detail.
Your turn.
and I am REALLY off to bed now............

In the spring, I resemble a prophetess
In the summer, I resemble a princess
All the while, I am a goddess

Which species am I?

Cheers,

- Pete

Painted Lady?

Denise

Sorry Denise - but "no"

Right - my turn to really get to bed. See y'all on the morrow!

BTW - I did think that this entire thread would make a good quiz book for people as mad as us!

Cheers,

- Pete

Ok, is it the comma?

Nope.

Although it's tempting to give another clue, I won't just now

What I would say is that you're thinking along the right lines - and that understanding the derivation of the specific (latin/greek) names is probably an advantage!

Cheers,

- Pete

Weavers Fritillary?

Denise

Red Admiral?