The answer to last night’s mystery bug ID was of course Leptocorisa acuta. Many of you sent in the correct answer but first out of the hat was Mercury Wong. Well done Mercury.
So tonight we have another quiz especially for MWPG. A clue: its a flower.
Its very, very easy so I want its Latin name please. (Brutus is not acceptable).
The only other offering I have today is (yawn) another ***** seascape.
But wait, what peeks through the undergrowth? Yes its another lep!! Hurrah. Pseudocatharylla duplicella. One the good doctor identified for me (Dr. Roger Kendrick) and one indeed he has not seen in a long time. So I had two good leps in one morning. BTW this one is about 1cm in wingspan. Tiny little thing.
Other than that I had a trip to the scan clinic (clear) and a jolly fine lunch at The Club with a good chum. Sausage, beans and chips, bread & butter pudding, 2 buckets of gunner and a pair of coffees. And that was just me. But what is a gunner you ask? Wiki has the answer:
A gunner is a cocktail served in more prominent clubs and bars, especially those popular with expats, in Hong Kong and other parts of the Far East and India formerly under British colonial rule. It consists of equal parts ginger beer (or lemonade) and ginger ale with a dash of Angostura bitters and sometimes a measure of lime cordial or lemon juice. It is noted for its refreshing qualities, especially in warm weather.
Just like school all over again except for the gunners. Herefordshire Education Authority couldn’t run to that. Actually they didn’t do B&B pud’ either. But then again Herefordshire wasn’t a colony whereas Hong Kong was is.
Time to clock off for the day. Goodnight all.
All downhill from here 
Yesterday I found two trails of passion fruit vines with some roots on my doorstep. A friend has asked me to pot up and look after their ‘clematis’ that the builders dug up. I have a thing about lines of wood (or other) stakes in lines across water – so as many as you like.
So similar to our passion fruit flower, but I don’t know this species. Beautiful and exotic!
The seascape is superb too!
Thank you, Barbara.
I missed this post… I have similar in my garden. Passion fruit.
AV
More fruit than passion, AV.
Buckets of gunner? You must have worked up quite a thirst.
Re: the seascape. Nice, but I might crop along the right side to lose that tree.
Trees and rocks are problematic it seems. Maybe I should do multiple compositions. And drink more gunner for inspiration.
The flower is stunning, but I have no idea of its name. Also stunning is the meal you had–inc. gunner, which sounds very good–followed by coffee. It meal, and you enjoying it, would have made a good picture, and we could have suggested titles for it. 😉
No photography allowed in the club, Marylin. Strictly taboo. And, gloriously, no mobile communication devices (as it says).
Non conosco le risposte al quiz, ma è innegabile che le foto sono molto molto belle!!
Ciao, Patrizia
Never mind, Patrizia. You may do better on today’s quiz.
Have no idea the a name of the flower but I never get bored of your seascapes.
Thanks Ben.
Congratulations on a clear scan. I can stand many lite of your five Star seascapes. Surprised you were prepared to admit to a five star anything 🙂 except maybe the club grub
Oh the grub is very 5 star, Rod. The catering is contracted out to The Peninsula Hotel group. Enough said.
My guess is Passiflora caerulea! A blue Passion flower.
I’d like a few buckets of gunner, too! Sounds delicious. My latest favorite summer drink is a peach gimlet. Refreshing!
Now that I examine the flower on my iPad, I can how obviously incorrect I am. 😦 Will be interested to read the identity.
Don’t tell anyone Caroline but it is Passiflora foetida 🙂
Gunner is a very civilised drink, Caroline. Sad to relate I have not tried a peach giblet.
Well a peach giblet sounds horrible! :-0
Peach gimlet:
Citric peach vodka
Fresh lime juice
Simple syrup
Peach bitters
Basil leaves for extra taste
Maybe I’m being a bit presumptuous thinking you or a family member might enjoy this drink! Thought I’d share the ingredients anyway.
Hmm. I think the vodka might be a problem for two non-drinkers. Maybe without the voddy.
Good morning my challenger!
I was trying to be more exact, however I may be off on the species of this PASSION FLOWER, Passiflora edulis. There are 500 species in this family.
This flower produces an edible fruit, which is high in vitamin c, iron and fiber. It can also tell the crucifixion of Christ, with the 5 wounds, et all. (Or – Et tu Brutus? or Judas, whichever applies!!)
The genus is right ;-). The species…….. not. You get another 499 guesses.