Friday, April 23, 2010

Fresh Sheet - April 23, 2010


“Fresh Sheet” is our weekly shipment report of pupae on display in the emerging window. Visit Pacific Science Center’s Tropical Butterfly House and meet our newest residents.



Costa Rica

10 - Agraulis vanilla (Gulf Fritllary)
37 - Anartia fatima (Banded Peacock)
11 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
20 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
11 - Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
11 - Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
11 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
16 - Catonephele mexicana(Mexican Catone)
22 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
11 - Chlosyne janais (Crimson Patch)
20 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
29 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
25 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
12 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
26 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
26 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
11 - Heliconius eleuchia (Eleuchia Longwing)
10 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
40 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
03 - Heliconius hewitsoni
34 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
10 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
11 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
09 - Heliconius sara (Sara Longwing)
13 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
17 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
09 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
38 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
34 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
11 - Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail)
16 - Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail)
05 - Parides iphidamas (Iphidamas or Transandean Cattleheart)
11 - Phoebis argente (Apricot Sulfur)
35 - Phoebis philea (Orange Barred Sulfur)
17 - Siproeta epaphus (Rusty-tipped Page)
16 - Siproeta stelenes (Malachite)

Total = 648

We received a big shipment of pupae this week from Costa Rica including three species we rarely see: Heliconius eleuchia, Heliconius hewitsoni, and Phoebis argente. Come visit the Tropical Butterfly House and see them for yourself!


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