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1. The monarch is probably one of the world's most recognised butterflies. What are its most distinguishing characteristics?
Answer: Distinctly coloured wings of orange, black and white
Interesting Information:The monarch is one of the world's most recognised butterflies, certainly in North America. This is due to its distinctive orange, black and white patterned wings. The top of the wings are a beautiful deep orange and are threaded with black veins. The margins of the wings are also laced with black. Also very recognisable are the two series of white spots along the edges of the wings.
Besides giving the insect a striking appearance, this colouring also proves to be very useful to the butterfly. It serves as a warning to predators that the insect is poisonous. This warning through colouration is known as aposematism.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Bright red head with a gold coloured crown, Blue and black chequered pattern on the wings, Bright green legs
2. How big is the typical luna moth, to earn the title of largest moth in North America?
Answer: would cover your palm, 4.5" or 114 mm
Interesting Information:The luna moth is pale green, the color that luminous numbers on old clocks used to be, with reddish eyespots and long hind-wing tails. The size is nowhere near Australian and South American moths, where wingspans can reach 8" to 10", but it's in the size-range of the giant swallowtail, the largest butterfly in North America.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
as big as a dinner plate, 8" or 203 mm, would cover a quarter (coin), 1" or 25 mm, would hide a tennis ball, 2.7" or 69 mm
3. The smallest English butterfly, it is more brown than blue. Its scientific names mean 'Roman god of love' and 'smallest'.
Answer: Small blue
Interesting Information:Cupido minimus (the small blue) is dark brown/smoky black with a dusting of blue scales. It loves kidney vetch, and basking in the sunshine with its wings half open.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
Small copper, Brown argus, Red admiral
4. Biologists classify butterflies and moths under the order "Lepidoptera". What does this Greek-derived term mean in English?
Answer: Scale wing
Interesting Information:The reference that I have used for most of this quiz, Sbordoni and Forestiero's "Butterflies of the World", counts 165,000 identified species of butterflies - and that was only as of 1985!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Butterflies
Some incorrect choices:
Butterflies, Beautiful flyer, Colored wing
5. The official name for the monarch butterfly is Danaus plexippus. From which language does this name derive?
Answer: Greek
Interesting Information:The name Danaus plexippus is Greek and means "sleepy transformation" which is a reference to the life cycle of the insect commonly known as the monarch butterfly. They were first described by the great Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 work "Systema Natura". However in 1780 the Polish entomologist, Jan Krysztof Kluk, named a new genus of butterflies Danaus and placed the monarch in this new group. Monarchs are part of the family of milkweed butterflies (Deanaidae) which refers to their main habitat of mikweed species. Danaus plexippus is one of three species of monarch butterflies although it is by far the best known. Six subspecies and two colour morphs have been identified within this species.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Latin, Swedish, Navajo
6. What is the luna moth's geographic range in the early twenty-first century, so you know if there's a chance you might see one?
Answer: east of the Mississippi throughout the U.S and into Canada and Mexico
Interesting Information:The luna moth has a fairly large range in the United States, covering half the continental U.S., extending from the east coast to the Mississippi and a little west of it.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
Florida across to Texas, west of the Mississippi and into northern Mexico, the west coast and into western Canada
7. The eyes on this stunning butterfly's wings are said to scare birds away, but that is debatable. Its scientific names are 'a girl beloved by Zeus and transformed into a heifer by him' and 'the girl's father'.
Answer: Peacock
Interesting Information:Inachis io (the peacock) has four yellow/blue/purple/russet eyes on its upper wings. After her transformation, the girl Io was looked after by the hundred-eyed Argus, who was eventually slain by Zeus and whose eyes were moved onto the peacock's feathers. Hence the butterfly's common name reflects Greek legend AND its most identifiable feature! Io's father was called Inachis.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
Grayling, Comma, Purple emperor
8. All caterpillars are alike in one respect, this being the number of divisions or segments that the body is divided into. Including the head, how many segments are present in a caterpillars body?
Answer: Fourteen
Interesting Information:The first three segments of the caterpillar (excluding the head) are known as the thoracic segments, each segment having a pair of true legs known as the thoracic legs. In the adult insect these segments will correspond to the thorax. The remaining segments are known as the abdominal segments and will correspond to the abdomen of the adult. The third to the sixth of these segments each possess a pair of false legs, or prolegs, as does the last segment of the body although the pair of false legs on this segment will form the anal claspers in the adult.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
Ten, Twelve, Sixteen
9. Although its official name is Danaus plexippus, who is acknowledged to be responsible for giving the butterfly its common name of monarch?
Answer: Early European settlers to North America
Interesting Information:The most common name given to this "king of butterflies" is monarch. This has been traced back to the early European settlers to North America, especially those of Dutch and English background. At the time of this settlement William of Orange was both the Stadtholder of Holland and King William III of England. When the settlers first came across this bright orange butterfly, they were so dazzled by its colour that they named it in honour of their king. This is also thought to be the origin of another common name by which the butterfly is known - king billy.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Ancient Greeks, Native Americans, Eighteenth century entomologists
10. How many generations a year, in the early twenty-first century, does the luna moth produce? Apparently, they keep a close eye on the calendar and map.
Answer: one in Canada, two in the middle states, three in the deep south
Interesting Information:In Canada and where summer is shorter in the north part of its range, the luna moth fits in one generation, maturing in early June through early July. Where the season lasts longer, in New York and southward, they fit in two generations, the first appearing as adults by May, the second 2-2.5 months later. In the extreme southern end of the range, there are three generations, starting in February and every eight to ten weeks later.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
two generations a year, one generation a year, three generations a year
11. A very pretty butterfly found in great numbers in gardens on buddleia and sedum. It has lovely markings in orange, cream and blue, and its scientific names mean 'beautiful' and 'nettles'.
Answer: Small tortoiseshell
Interesting Information:Aglais urticae (the small tortoiseshell) - this beautiful nettle-muncher (as a caterpillar of course) hibernates, and can often be woken by a warm spell in winter, or found hanging bat-like in the darkest recesses of your garage.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
White admiral, Small copper, Large tortoiseshell
12. What type of diet does the monarch butterfly have?
Answer: Herbivorous
Interesting Information:While the monarch butterfly is entirely herbivorous, there is a difference in their diet depending on the stage of their life cycle. Monarch butterfly larvae feed almost exclusively on the different species of milkweed. This explains one of the other common names for the species, the milkweed butterfly. However, once they reach the adult stage, their diet becomes more varied as they use the nectar of the flowers of various species for sustenance. In addition to milkweed coneflowers, thistles, asters and horseweed are among the species used.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Omnivorous, Carnivorous, It doesn't live long enough to have any diet
13. What do luna moth caterpillars look like? Apparently even the caterpillars are competitive growers, when it comes to size.
Answer: lime green, up to 3.5" (8.9 cm)
Interesting Information:The caterpillars are big and similar in color to the moths themselves. As they get older, they may have pale dots or stripes down the sides, or darker undersides, but the predominant color is lime green. They go through five instars or molts before finally changing to moths. During the first two or three instars, the caterpillars tend to gather in groups, but in the last two or three, they become solitary, concentrating on feeding.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
dark red, up to 1" (2.5 cm), dark green, up to 2" (5.1 cm), lime green, up to 2.5" (6.4 cm)
14. A harbinger of summer, this butterfly is often seen on bluebells or dancing over its main foodplant, garlic mustard. Its scientific names mean 'bitter-cress' and 'grace of a flower'.
Answer: Orangetip
Interesting Information:Anthocaris cardamines (orangetip) is my favourite butterfly for the bright orange wing-tips of the male, and the striking mottled green camouflage of both sexes' underwings.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
Large white, Painted lady, Green hairstreak
15. The next stage in the life of a butterfly is its pupal stage. The Latin word 'pupa' (plural 'pupae') translates into what in English?
Answer: Puppet
Interesting Information:It is at this stage of development that the caterpillar becomes the adult butterfly (the imago). After the caterpillar has pupated the body breaks down and, over time, is re-organised into the form of the adult. This process is known as metamorphosis, a Latin word that means transformation.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
Case, Sleeve, Container
16. Although at a glance both the male and the female look very much alike, what is the distinguishing feature that will identify the male monarch butterfly?
Answer: The male has a black spot on the inside of its hind wing that is lacking in the female
Interesting Information:A sure fire way to distinguish a male from female monarch butterfly, should you get close enough to look, is the presence of a black spot on the inside of its hind wing. This is completely absent in females. This spot is made up of androconial scales. There is a certain extent of sexual dimorphism in that the male is slightly larger than the female although this is not marked. The black vein patterning on the wings of the female is also somewhat thicker than on those of the male which can make her appear darker in colour.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
The female has pink coloured antennae, The male has beard like hairs on his antennae, The female has redder legs than the male
17. What does the luna moth feed on?
Answer: the caterpillar eats a wide choice of tree leaves
Interesting Information:This might have been a trick question, because the luna moth has no mouth and eats nothing, but the caterpillar munches on a variety of hardwood tree leaves, whatever it finds itself near. Some of the variety of trees reported include: hickory, walnut, persimmon, sumac, sweet gum, white birch. Can you imagine the luna moth fluttering around a big white birch tree in the moonlight, waiting to lay its eggs nearby? Beautiful!
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
the caterpillar eats only persimmon leaves, the caterpillar prefers sumac but will eat other tree leaves; the adult moth drinks nectar of mallows, the caterpillar eats mostly grasses and wetland plants; the adult drinks honeysuckle nectar
18. Some species of butterfly, notably the fritillaries and tortoiseshells, suspend themselves in the pupal stage, head downwards and attached by a hook arrangement at the base of the chrysalis. By what scientific name is this hook arrangement known?
Answer: The cremaster
Interesting Information:Under magnification it can be seen that the cremaster actually consists of a number of very small hook-like structures. Those species that pupate in this way spin a small pad of silk to which the cremaster is attached. Other species of butterflies use a number of methods to secure the pupa including silken girdles attached to the foodplant or totally enclosing the cocoon within leaves of the foodplant that have been drawn together and secured with silken cables.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
The ventral hook, The palps, The dorsal hook
19. Monarch butterflies undergo a four stage life cycle which includes a complete metamorphosis. Approximately how long does this cycle usually take to complete?
Answer: Thirty days
Interesting Information:The life cycle of the monarch is a four stage affair with the development from a newly laid egg to a fully fledged adult butterfly taking about 30 days to complete. The first stage is obviously the egg. This is laid by the female on the bottom of a milkweed leaf. The female usually only lays one egg at a time although she will do multiple layings throughout her life. This egg usually hatches within 3-4 days of being laid. The second stage is the larva or caterpillar stage and this normally takes between ten and fourteen days. Caterpillars will moult when they outgrow their skins.
This shedding is called an instar and monarchs undergo five instars. The third stage is the pupa or chrysalis stage which also takes between ten and fourteen days. This is the time when the caterpillar becomes a butterfly! The pupa, which is normally well camouflaged to deter predation, hangs from a silk pad spun by the caterpillar by a pair of pre-legs. Finally a fully fledged adult butterfly emerges to begin its main task of reproduction and hopefully a whole new cycle of life starts.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
One week, Twenty four hours, It takes a whole year
20. How does the luna moth caterpillar prepare for its entrance into the pupa stage? It doesn't have a mother to say, "Did you go to the bathroom first?"
Answer: the caterpillar expels all fluids and food it can spare and retreats to the leaf litter on the ground
Interesting Information:Once the caterpillar empties its gut of all food, water, fluids and feces, it's ready to pupate in the leaf litter at the base of its tree. It's actually a silkworm and so produces a pupa with many strands of silk, then a brown outer covering made of leaves. The silk isn't of commercial quality and usually can't be unreeled to be spun, so the fortunate caterpillar gets to live undisturbed by silk weavers. In about two weeks, it will be ready to emerge.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
the caterpillar climbs to the highest leaves, out of reach, the caterpillar takes a last full meal of as much leaves and water as it can eat , the caterpillar crawls to the base of its tree, hoping to avoid caterpillars competing for the same spot
21. What is the name given to the long feeding tube that butterflies possess and is usually carried curled up underneath the head?
Answer: The proboscis
Interesting Information:The proboscis is the butterfly's most important mouthpart. This is the tube that can be seen extended and probing whilst the butterfly is feeding on nectar from flowerheads. It is not, in fact, a single tube but two tubes, each having a groove to its inner face that form a larger central canal when their edges are brought together. Nectar from the flower is drawn up through these tubes into a receptacle in the head before passing into the stomach. The trochanter has nothing to do with feeding as this term refers to a small joint in the leg that connects the basal joint, or coxa, to its femur...in effect the hip joint.
The mandibles are the mouthparts that the insect possessed whilst in its larval stage and the palps are elongated organs that are concerned with the senses of taste and touch.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
The palps, The trochanter, The mandible
22. Most of my kind fly during the day!
Answer: Butterfly
Interesting Information:A moth is opposite. It usually flies at night.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: Which One? Butterfly or Moth
Some incorrect choices:
Moth, Both, Neither
23. The range occupied by the monarch butterfly in North America is subject to very cold winters. How does the monarch butterfly cope with these harsh conditions?
Answer: They migrate to warmer climes
Interesting Information:The monarch is the only species of butterfly known to make a two-way migration annually, much in the same way as birds do. This annual migration of millions of butterflies is considered to be one of the great wonders of the animal kingdom. Known to fly as many as a hundred miles a day, every year, starting around October, the butterflies leave their summer feeding grounds of the north and make their way south to warmer climes.
There are three distinct and separate populations of monarchs in North America and each population has its own separate migration path. Those west of the Rocky Mountains head off to southern California for the winter whilst those east of the Rockies choose Mexico as their wintering ground. During this migration, the insects use both thermals and air currents to cover distances of up to 3000 miles. Then, come spring and warmer weather around March, the butterflies make the arduous journey back to the north for the summer months.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
They hibernate in colonies in caves, They grow a special furry layer to keep them warm, They use bioluminescence to keep warm
24. Where or how do luna moths spend the winter, since they live in the northern US and Canada where the weather is really cold? It apparently watches the thermometer and calendar.
Answer: the caterpillar is triggered into diapause to overwinter as a pupa before coming out as a moth
Interesting Information:The caterpillar can go into diapause while a pupa. If it senses colder days and other indications of winter, it fails to appear in its usual two weeks and instead decides that winter is coming and life would be better if it stayed snug in its pupa until spring, where it has extra quilts, a mug of hot chocolate and a roaring fire. Or something like that.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
the adult moth hibernates, the caterpillar migrates south to where winters are mild enough, the adult moth migrates into northern Mexico
25. What name is given to the leading edges of a butterfly's forewing and hindwing?
Answer: The costa
Interesting Information:The costa, or costal margin, is the name given to the leading edges of both the fore and hindwings.
The termen, or outer margin is the name given to the furthermost edge of the wings from the thorax and the dorsum, or the inner margin refers to the lower or trailing edges of the wings.
The apex is the point at which the costa and termen meet on the forewing i.e the wingtip. The point at which the costa and termen meet on the hindwing is known as the outer angle.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
The termen, The dorsum, The apex
26. As a caterpillar, the monarch feeds exclusively on milkweed species. In what way does this restricted diet affect the insect throughout its life?
Answer: Milkweeds contain toxins and provide a defence against predators
Interesting Information:While very restrictive in terms of habitat, the milkweed species which provide the exclusive diet of monarch caterpillars play a vital role in ensuring the survival of the species. Milkweeds contain toxins known as cardinolide aglycones which are transferred to the caterpillar as it consumes the plant. These are then stored in their bodies and remain in the insect for its entire lifespan. They ensure that the insect tastes terrible to say the least. This, together with the bright colouring, deters predation and contributes to the long term survival of the species.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Milkweeds contain sex hormones which are vital for reproduction, Milkweeds contain oils which are needed for the development of their wings, It doesn't. They simply prefer the taste of milkweeds.
27. When the luna moth caterpillar emerges from its pupa, what is its first priority? If I wake up from a long nap, the first thing I do is stretch.
Answer: let its wings stretch and expand
Interesting Information:The moth's wings are tiny when it emerges, barely half as long as itself, all folded up. It climbs to a safe spot where it has room to let its wings stretch out, be filled with circulatory fluids and harden. The moth is vulnerable during this time, which can take two hours, but afterwards, it's ready to fly and be a full adult. It usually emerges in the morning to be fully ready for evening flight.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
practice flying in low hops, practice walking up a tree trunk and down, get a good meal and drink
28. A royal treetop inhabitant, rarely seen except when it glides majestically to the forest floor to drink from puddles. Its scientific name may mean 'deceptive tail' and 'messenger of the gods'.
Answer: Purple emperor
Interesting Information:Apatura iris (the purple emperor) is a handsome, purple creature that congregates on a master tree, often an oak, before swooping off to find sallows in which they lay their eggs.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
White admiral, Heath fritillary, Brimstone
29. There are a number of species that attain the adult form twice during the year. What term is given to describe the variations that often occur between these first and subsequent broods of the same species of butterfly?
Answer: Seasonal dimorphism
Interesting Information:Members of the family Pieridae, the family that contains the cabbage white butterflies, demonstrate this type of seasonal variation very frequently.
In those species where the male and female differ in colouration, the orange tip butterfly for example, the male carries bright orange markings at the apex of the forewings but the female does not, this is called sexual dimorphism and this is extremely common throughout the animal kingdom.
Gynandrous specimens which are sometimes incorrectly referred to as hermaphrodites, are those which carry both male and female characteristics (not necessarily genital in nature). This may mean both male and female colouring and patterning of the wings in the same individual. These examples are extremely rare.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
Sexual dimorphism, Gynandrogeny, Tint variation
30. What is acknowledged by scientists to be the biggest threat facing monarch butterflies?
Answer: Loss of their breeding habitat of milkweeds
Interesting Information:When studies showed that there has been a considerable decline in the number of monarch butterflies, especially in their overwintering locations, investigations into the cause were instituted. Although it is not the only threat the butterfly faces, it has now established that the most critical threat facing the continued survival of this insect is the loss of the milkweed species that is their sole breeding habitat.
The decline in the milkweed has been traced back to the increased use of herbicides by farmers and to the increase in the number of genetically modified crops such as soybean and corn which are herbicide resistant. As the milkweed is not herbicide resistant, spraying effectively results in the elimination of the milkweed which used to grow between the rows of crops and provide habitat for the butterflies.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Increased air traffic along their migratory route, An increased demand for monarch caterpillars as a delicacy, There are no major threats facing them. Their numbers are actually increasing
31. The luna moth's eye spots are to scare off predators who are momentarily fooled into thinking they're real eyes, but what good do the long tails on a luna moth's hind wings do?
Answer: they fool bats' echolocation systems
Interesting Information:Scientists believe the tails are similar to the eye spots, except they fool bats that are "looking" with echolocation. The bat will recognize the tails with its radar as something solid, but when it gets close enough to strike, the moving tails can fool it into targeting them, coming up with, at most, a mouthful of useless, harmless tails, without the body it was hoping for.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
they entice the best mates, they allow the moth to scoop up water while flying, the have increased on modern moths as a mutation due to chemicals
32. Which family of butterflies, that contains most of our blue coloured species, is remarkable in that a large number of family members are attended during the larval and pupal stages by ants?
Answer: The Lycaenidae family
Interesting Information:Many species of the Lycaenidae butterflies spend their caterpillar and pupal stages as guests of ants. The caterpillars, early in this stage, secrete a liquid that ants find irresistible. The caterpillars are taken deep within the nest where they feed on the eggs and young of the ants. After metamorphosis the adult butterfly, the imago, emerges and makes its way from the nest.
The Hesperiidae family contains species of butterflies known as the skippers, the Nymphalidae are a large family that contain well known species such as the small tortoiseshell, the white admiral and the silver-washed fritillary. The Pieridae family consists mainly of the white butterflies that are commonly seen and often referred to as cabbage whites.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: The Butterflies of the British Isles
Some incorrect choices:
The Hesperiidae family, The Nymphalidae family, The Pieridae family
33. The similarity between the monarch and the viceroy butterflies is a well known example of what type of animal behaviour?
Answer: Mimicry
Interesting Information:In biology, mimicry is where an animal develops a similarity to another animal because that similarity gives them an advantage that they would not otherwise enjoy. This can be either appearance, behaviour or both. It has long been accepted that the similarity in appearance between the monarch and the viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a case of mimicry. For a long time it was thought that it was a case of Batesian mimicry. This is where a harmless animal gains protection from predators by resembling a poisonous one.
However, this theory has been revised after a study in 1991 found that the viceroy is actually toxic and dangerous in its own right. This would make the relationship between the two butterfly species an example of Mullerian mimicry. This is where two harmful species develop similar appearance or behaviour patterns anyway. The theory is that if they look alike or act alike and predators have learnt to avoid one species, the chances are highly likely that they will avoid the other species as well. A win-win situation for both species, so to speak!
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: The Merry Monarch
Some incorrect choices:
Impostership, Habitat Poaching, Colonisation
34. The adult female luna moth, after mating, is ready to lay eggs and start the cycle of more moths again. How many eggs does she lay and what are they like? Once again, the moth seems to try competing for big numbers
Answer: a female can lay over 500 eggs, half a dozen or more at a time, mottled brown
Interesting Information:The female attaches her eggs to the bottom of a leaf, and lays a few at a time, but does it often, so her total can exceed 500. They incubate for eight to thirteen days before hatching, depending on the weather. The tiny caterpillars that emerge are green, bristly, and ready to start growing.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: The Big, Beautiful Luna Moth
Some incorrect choices:
a female lays two dozen green eggs at once, a female lays a dozen green eggs individually, a female lays 100 eggs in batches of a dozen, light brown
35. And finally, our most exotic butterfly, full stop. It resembles the bird whose name it carries, and is found only in certain fens in east Anglia. Its scientific name means 'butterfly' and 'a doctor who served with the Greeks in the Trojan war'.
Answer: Swallowtail
Interesting Information:Papilio machaon (the swallowtail) has a huge wingspan and long tails beneath a yellow and blue coloration, with orange eyespots. You would think it more at home in an Indonesian rainforest.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: What's in a Butterfly's Name?
Some incorrect choices:
Hummingbird hawkmoth, Purple hairstreak, Duke of Burgundy
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