Hello Folks!Be they big or small, insects are undoubtedly highly fascinating creatures. Chances are wherever you are, whatever you're doing, an insect is not a million miles away and you might not even know it! So what better reason than to have a quiz to see how much you know about them.
Each Monday for 12 weeks, I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the insect. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.MYSTERY INSECT QUIZ#1A small dog with a black heart.
Well I *think* that clue rules out the pugs, so it must be a Papillionidae, but which one!
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Think we only have one in britain Marjus, but not sure.
Ray
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Well O H reckons Pug Moth has a discal spot so that sounds promising.
Acording to the clue I think the discal spot will be black heart shaped
I'm sticking with swallow tail but not sure about the spot,your OH might be right Sooty
Is it definitely a British insect?
I though the pug moths were quite plain! So hard without Google! Lol!
Mrs T did promise they would be British insects. The Foxglove Pug has strips and spots and bands of brown....
Caroline in Jersey
Cin J
Oh well in that case, I'll stick to my guns with one of the pugs! :-)
As I haven't a clue I'm going to resign from quiz 1 and check out the internet. See you on quiz 2.
Annie
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Einstein
in the pugs try Lime Speck
Hello,
Congratulations to all of you who guessed Bilberry pug moth. First, a bit of about the clue: pugs are of course, a small breed of dog with wrinkly short-muzzled faces and a curled tail. 'Black heart’ refers to bilberries, as they were referred to in Thomas Hardy’s 1878 novel The Return of the Native.
Bilberry pug moths fly during the months of June and July and are commonly found within bilberry undergrowth in open woodland. They are pale green in colour with blackish markings on their wings and have a broad wingspan of 17-19mm. The discal spot occurs on the moths forewings.
Keep an eye out for next week’s mystery insect quiz!Claire