Daily Quiz

[Padfield]

Sorry Denise - there was a flurry of posts since I last looked and I missed your suggestion.

You counted 6 legs per insect and so 48 shoes in total. But small tortoiseshells have only 4 functional legs and Dukes have 4 (male) or 6 (female) - hence Pete's query about same-sex couples.

The breakdown is:
Large white - 6 pairs of shoes needed for the couple
Common blue - 6 pairs
Small tortoiseshell - 4 pairs
Duke of Burgundy - 5 pairs

Making 21 pairs in total.

Guy

[Pete Eeles]

True to form, this critter was found in a vile nasa plot to claim that the moon is now a US state.

Cheers,

- Pete

[Rogerdodge]

Sorry Guy - but the answer has to be just 13 pairs.
If they had bowling shoes on all their feet, how would they carry the bowling ball?
Roger (being a little pedantic)

[Rogerdodge]

Pete
Red Admiral I think?

[Pete Eeles]

Pete
Red Admiral I think?

Nope - and I hope the clue isn't too cryptic

Cheers,

- Pete

[Padfield]

Is this your cynical way of celebrating the APOLLO missions, Pete?

No, I thought not.

Roger, I hadn't fully thought through the complications of butterfly bowling. 13 would certainly be the correct answer if each butterfly used one fewer pair of shoes. Sorry!!!

Guy

[Pete Eeles]

Is this your cynical way of celebrating the APOLLO missions, Pete?

I never thought of that - but "no". Additional clue - there's an anagram in there

Roger, I hadn't fully thought through the complications of butterfly bowling. 13 would certainly be the correct answer if each butterfly used one fewer pair of shoes. Sorry!!!

I don't think there's any need to apologise, Guy. The last time I saw a bowling ball moving, apparently of its own accord, a whole bunch of butterflies had "teamed together" - no legs needed, other than to stabilise themselves

Cheers,

- Pete

[Denise]

valesina?

[Padfield]

That's brilliant, Denise! I feel there must be more, though. Mmm...

Guy

[Pete Eeles]

Nope - Denise has it spot on. I thought I'd pad it out to make a sensible sentence and keep you lot guessing

"Form" was a clue too

Over to you Denise.

Cheers,

- Pete

[eccles]

Nuts, I almost had it but was trying to work the word 'plot' into the anagram.

[Padfield]

Yup, and the last 10 words had me barking up quite the wrong tree too! The hint was in the word 'form'.

It's been pouring with rain here for a couple of days, so I'm glad of the diversion!

Guy

[Denise]

davras suenica is not a greek taverna but possibly the most common butterfly in the UK this year.
What is the common name?

Denise

[Pete Eeles]

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui).

Cheers,

- Pete

[Denise]

Over to you Pete.

[Pete Eeles]

I'm rapidly running out - anyway, here goes!

"After taking advice from http://www.anti-aging.org/, no more disparaging remarks were made about this critter."

Cheers,

- Pete

[Padfield]

Well, if we're allowing American butterflies, that would have to be the gray (sic) hairstreak!

Guy

[Padfield]

Or I suppose after treatment it might be our own brown hairstreak.

Guy

[Pete Eeles]

No and no

Clue: It's another word play.

Cheers,

- Pete

[Rogerdodge]

Pete
Grizzled Skipper?