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Hidden : 3/25/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle that can be solved two different ways. One for the young and young at heart, that will require entering the playground and counting butterfly mosiacs in the path surrounding it, and the other can be solved by looking up butterfly related facts on Wikipedia.


Kids Method

Count the butterflies in the path and do these calculations

B = Richmond Birdwing

C = Painted Lady - Joseph Coat Moth

D = Common Grass Yellow

G = Richmond Birdwing divided by Painted Lady

H = Painted Lady + Monarch

 

South 27 29.BCD      East 153 01.GHH for both solutions

This is a playground, but also an area of land being rehabilitated to support native butterflies. Please tread very carefully.  The cache is located on the edge of such an area but not inside it.  Please just stand on the edge and look first.  It should be pretty clear where it is and how to retrieve it without entereing the reserved woodlands.  PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO WALK IN ANY FURTHER THAN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY .

 

Internet Method - Use Wikipedia

The Common Crow's (Euploea core) wingspan is B to 9cm

The Pink Grass Yellow's (Eurema herla) wingspan is 3Cmm

The Common Grass Blue (Zizina labradus) caterpillars reach about Dmm in length

The Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) eggs hatch after G days

In general, the Painted Lady [Cynthia (butterfly)]has H white spots in its black forewing tips

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubevmbagny ybt. Cyrnfr qba'g fgnaq ba vg, vg'f sentvyr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)