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Nature Quiz - Insects and Spiders - Butterflies 1 (Questions)

Butterflies are one of our prettiest insects with their colourful and delicate wings. It is a popular belief that butterflies have very short life spans. However, depending on the species, adult butterflies can live from between a week to nearly a year.

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1. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Essex Skipper
[ ] Common Blue
[ ] Wood White
[ ] Swallowtail
2. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Large Heath
[ ] Chequered Skipper
[ ] Small Copper
[ ] Orange Tip
3. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Purple Emperor
[ ] Ringlet
[ ] Duke of Burgundy
[ ] Essex Skipper
4. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Chequered Skipper
[ ] White Admiral
[ ] Wood White
[ ] Common Brimstone
5. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Orange Tip
[ ] Small Copper
[ ] White Admiral
[ ] Purple Hairstreak
6. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Pearl-bordered Fritillary
[ ] Red Admiral
[ ] Essex Skipper
[ ] Grayling
7. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Common Brimstone
[ ] Chequered Skipper
[ ] Holly Blue
[ ] Common Blue
8. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Northern Brown Angus
[ ] Duke of Burgundy
[ ] Small Tortoiseshell
[ ] Purple Emperor
9. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Wood White
[ ] Speckled Wood
[ ] Dark Clouded Yellow
[ ] Ringlet
10. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Dingy Skipper
[ ] Marsh Fritillary
[ ] Small White
[ ] Green Hairstreak
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Nature Quiz - Insects and Spiders - Butterflies 1 (Answers)
1. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Essex Skipper
[ ] Common Blue
[ ] Wood White
[x] Swallowtail
2. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Large Heath
[x] Chequered Skipper
[ ] Small Copper
[ ] Orange Tip
3. Can you identify this butterfly?
[x] Purple Emperor
[ ] Ringlet
[ ] Duke of Burgundy
[ ] Essex Skipper
4. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Chequered Skipper
[ ] White Admiral
[x] Wood White
[ ] Common Brimstone
5. Can you identify this butterfly?
[x] Orange Tip
[ ] Small Copper
[ ] White Admiral
[ ] Purple Hairstreak
6. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Pearl-bordered Fritillary
[ ] Red Admiral
[x] Essex Skipper
[ ] Grayling
7. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Common Brimstone
[ ] Chequered Skipper
[ ] Holly Blue
[x] Common Blue
8. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Northern Brown Angus
[x] Duke of Burgundy
[ ] Small Tortoiseshell
[ ] Purple Emperor
9. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Wood White
[ ] Speckled Wood
[ ] Dark Clouded Yellow
[x] Ringlet
10. Can you identify this butterfly?
[ ] Dingy Skipper
[x] Marsh Fritillary
[ ] Small White
[ ] Green Hairstreak