Dear Readers,
This week we’re looking at butterflies. The quiz is in three sections.
1) Match the butterflies to their names.
2) Match the caterpillars to the butterflies
3) Match the foodplants to the butterflies!
So hopefully the first part will be easy-ish, but the next two will be rather trickier. Feel free to give up at any point! Answers in the comments please, but if you don’t want to be influenced by those who have gone before, I would suggest not looking at the comments until after you’ve written your answers down.
Section One
So, without further ado, match these butterflies to their names. So, if you think butterfly 1 is a Small tortoiseshell, your answer will be 1) a).
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
a) Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
b) Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
c) Holly blue (Celastrina argiolus)
d) Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
e) Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
f) Comma (Polygonia c-album)
Section Two
Ok so far? Now, see if you can match the caterpillars to the photos of the butterflies. So, if you think the caterpillar of butterfly number 1 is caterpillar number 7, your answer will be 1) 7).
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
Section Three
I think that was really tough. Maybe this last bit will be a little bit easier? Or maybe not? So, the caterpillar of which butterfly eats which plant? If you think the caterpillar of butterfly 1) eats plant 13), your answer will be 1)13). That way, even if you haven’t got the caterpillar right you can still have a bash at the foodplant. Please note that one of the plants is eaten by two of the caterpillars 🙂
If that doesn’t make sense, just shout (in the comments).
The answers will be posted on Tuesday, so if you want to be ‘marked’ please comment before 5 p.m. UK time.on Monday. Please feel free also just to have a go in private if you prefer. And have fun!
13.
14)
15)
16)
17)
Good luck!
1) f
2) b
3) a
4) e
5) c
6 d
1) 8
2) 7
3) 11
4) 12
5) 9
6) 10
4) 13
3 + 1) 14
2) 15
6) 16
5) 17
I’m fairly confident about the first part but have no idea about the second. For the third I know one and guessed one. Thank you for another enjoyable quiz!
1f
2b
3a
4e
5c
6d
13 e
17 c
Beautiful pictures and a lovely idea for a quiz!
Thanks, Anne! I enjoyed your lapwing post today very much – I remember when green plovers were very common in the countryside, but they’re much less often seen now, unfortunately. Ground-nesting birds of all kinds have suffered in our era of intensive agriculture.
This (together with the answers) is a wonderful teaching resource in an area a lot of people (e.g. me) have failed join up the facts.
Thanks FEARN! I am really enjoying putting the quizzes together. I learn a lot too…
Sorry, I thought I’d wait until the last minute to enter and forgot! I even set an alarm but missed it! Anyway, for the record, here are my answers:
1f
2b
3a
4e
5c
6d
7b
8f
9c
10d
11a
12e
13e
14 a & f
15b
16d
17c
🤞🤞
I wondered where you’d gone! You’ll be very glad that you had a go 🙂