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Flutterby Butterfly

Posted by Jacqueline Richards

Language point: using rhyme with butterfly quiz

The creepy, crawly caterpillar's transformation in to a Flutterby Butterfly was quite something to behold. The climatic conditions had been just right - the temperature and humidity had been perfect to induce his metamorphosis and the weather was no longer so cold. Zoologists marvelled at his genius geology, firstly, from his birth as an egg through all stages of his chrysalis into a fully formed squidgy species with six long legs. Throughout his student days at flying school, when he was nowt but a pupa pupil, attached by tail hooks - he quickly learnt how to balance on silken girdle in the middle of studying his books. After about three weeks, he had hatched - some other larvae from the thirteen divisions of the body took up to seven months too be born. As a graduate, he had been such a superstar cadet that he was awarded a three segment body award to show he was a head and thorax above the abdomen of all the other insects in school.

A Quick Quiz
1. What is the main difference between a moth and a butterfly ?
a) Butterflies fly by day, moths at night
b) Butterflies have wider wingspans
c) Butterflies have longer bodies

2. Which of the following are NOT types of butterfly ?
a) Tortoiseshell
b) Deciduous
c) Brimstone

3. Which of the following are NOT stages in a butterfly's lifespan ?
a) egg
b) larvae
c) chrysalis
d) imago
e) fusion
f) ventilation

4. When do most butterflies hibernate ?
a) August to mid - March
b) January to March
c) September to December

5. The most common butterfly is the
a) Lycaenidae long - tailed blue
b) Granville Fritillary
c) Scotch Argus

His entomological evolution from pupa to photogenic and spectacular splendour as a Painted Lady, was quite a sight to behold, a vision on vegetation, as his butterfly wings started to unfold. Emerging from his cocoon, his antennae was absolutely amazing. As a Red Admiral, he was even more astonishing. He quickly developed an astute fashion sense as he fluttered his wings on the garden fence. Whether he was wearing a Peacock Blue outfit, or dressed as a White Marble, or royally as a Purple Emperor, the flutterby butterfly always went strutting his stuff passing by. Flutterby Butterfly went to get a new hairstyle - a Purple Hairstreak - iridescent dye because his underside was going grey. Had he still been younger - he may have tried a punky green variety - but his punk days had gone - though his fluttering wasn't all done. The most fashionable and his favourite colour of the time was blue - Common Blue, Chalkhill, Adonis Blue, Holly and Large Blue, too. He had his curls set in the small ringlet variety which gave him the new confidence he needed as he came out from hibernation around about mid - March when the flutterby butterfly could be seen, fluttering his wings whilst sat on the arch.

A Quick Quiz
6. How can you tell the difference between a male and female butterfly ?
a) length of the body
b) mosaic patterns
c) one had antenna, the other doesn't

7. Insects are divided into two classes - how do you know the difference ?
a) with or without wings
b) by what they eat
c) patterned and un - patterned

8. In butterfly speak - what is frass ?
a) larval eggs
b) pollen
c) faeces

9. The tip of the forewing is called what ?
a) fraenulum
b) apex
c) menistratum

10. Which of the following are NOT ways that butterflies protect themselves ?
a) camouflage
b) rolling leaves
c) spinning webs
d) spinning webs
e) omitting chemicals
f) bold colours
g) markings
h) all of the above

His wingspan, now, 29mm, was spreading fast. Like the Hesperiidae Skipper he always wanted to be. He looked admiringly at the various fashion designs - Silver -Spotted, Mulworth, Essex or Grizzled - he would have to diet somewhat if he was to get from a large to a small size - especially if he wanted to migrate to the Costa Cell - the leading edge of the wing. Some of his friends (who were still widespread on the continent). In his holidays on the Norfolk fens as an Angelica Swallowtail, he basked in the summer sun to get his upper yellow markings more sun - tanned. His orange tipped bikini that he wore for bathing was mottled and dusty. He was a frequent visitor to the thyme and today's tour of the dandelion took Flutterby Butterfly to new and far away climbs.

His flight was shortly interrupted by a broken wing - the emergency services were called in and pieced up his patches with a quick repair job using a fraenulum to hold his wings together in flight. Although his tough, durable horny encasing epidermis usually protected his soft and squidgy inners, his outermost chitin exterior was a bit chipped and he went later to have his body work more thoroughly touched up.

Due to the outbreak of Dutch Elm Disease, his main fear was that he would become extinct before long so he rested on a length of grass (resting as a Comma), spinning a Laval bed on the underside of a leaf. By this time, Flutterby Butterfly was a bit peckish. He had eaten most of the egg on emerging so he went off to sip some nectar and chomp a leaf or two. He flapped his wings and hastily hitched his hind wings, giving a regal Danaiddae Monarch- a Nymphamidae Queen wave as he set off again.

recipe
Butterfly Bites
2 Stalks of celery
12 Three-ring pretzels
6 tbsp Peanut butter or cream -cheese
About 18 raisins or currents
12 Slivered almonds or enoki -mushrooms

Wash the celery. Using plastic knives, cut the celery into thirds. Fill each celery stalk with one tablespoon of either peanut butter or cream cheese. For the wings, gently push 1 pretzel into the filling, running parallel to the length of the celery stick. Do the same on the celery's other lengthwise side. Arrange the raisins or currents as the eyes, nose and mouth. For antennae, push the slivered almonds or mushroom cap into filling. If using mushrooms, arrange the spaghetti-like mushroom tips upward, like an antenna.

Larvae Eggs
Ingredients
6 oz lime gelatine powder
2 1/2 litre boiling water
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 litre cold milk
4 oz pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
alfalfa sprouts -- optional

In a large bowl, dissolve gelatine in boiling water; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in cinnamon. In a large measuring cup with a spout, beat milk and pudding mix until blended, about 1 minute. Quickly whisk into gelatine until smooth. Pour into a 13x9x2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Cut into ovals or use an egg-shaped cookie cutter. Serve over alfalfa sprouts if desired. May also be made in Jell-O Jigglers egg mould. Coat the inside and rim of each egg mould with cooking spray. Securely close each egg mould. Place mould, fill side up on a tray. After whisking pudding mixture into gelatine, immediately pour it into the mould through fill holds just to the top of the egg shape. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm. Slide a dull, flat knife between eggs. Gently pry between each egg (do not pull the handle). Turn mould over and shake gently to remove eggs.

© Jacqueline Richards 2005



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