Butterflies of the World Trivia Questions
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A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This orange and black butterfly migrates thousands of miles to overwinter in the fir forests of central Mexico.
Difficulty: Easy
- Karner Blue
- Common Morpho
- Monarch
- Viceroy
This large lemon insect with four dark bars on each forewing is among the best known butterflies in North America, and some females are sooty instead.
Difficulty: Medium
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Emerald Peacock Swallowtail
This Asian butterfly shuts its wings to become a dead leaf, complete with a false midrib, mock fungal spotting and an imitation stalk.
Difficulty: Hard
- Goatweed Leafwing
- Orange Oakleaf
- Map
- American Lady
This large woodland butterfly of Europe shimmers violet only from certain angles, and males come down from the treetops for dung, carrion and sweat.
Difficulty: Hard
- Tailed Emperor
- Purple Emperor
- Mourning Cloak
- Hackberry Emperor
This salmon and black butterfly makes the longest migration of any insect, a round trip between Europe and tropical Africa spanning several generations.
Difficulty: Medium
- Zebra Longwing
- Painted Lady
- American Lady
- Goatweed Leafwing
This chalky mountain butterfly of Europe carries crimson eyespots ringed in black and flies only over high alpine meadows.
Difficulty: Hard
- Orchard Swallowtail
- Tailed Jay
- Apollo
- Clouded Apollo
This North American butterfly is dark with rows of cream squares and a scarlet border, and wears the colours of a colonial Maryland baron.
Difficulty: Hard
- Baltimore Checkerspot
- Orange Oakleaf
- Marsh Fritillary
- Question Mark
This dark garden butterfly is slashed with a scarlet band across each forewing and spotted white at the tip.
Difficulty: Medium
- Red Admiral
- Eurasian White Admiral
- Great Eggfly
- Red-spotted Admiral
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