Friday, October 29, 2010

Fresh Sheet – October 29, 2010


This week we released five African Moon Moths (Argema mimosae) into the Tropical Butterfly House. More cocoons are in the Emerging Window and so more moths should soon appear. Come visit us!


El Salvador

10 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
25 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
25 - Doxocopa laure (Silver Emperor)
10 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
10 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
20 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
60 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
05 - Papilio androgeus (Androgeus Swallowtail)
22 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
20 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
08 - Phoebis philea (Orange Barred Sulfur)
20 - Siderone nemesis (Red-striped Leafwing)
16 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 251

Suriname

06 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
08 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
12 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
07 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
40 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
50 - Catonephele orites (Orange-banded shoemaker)
42 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
05 - Nessaea aglaura (Aglaura Olivewing)
06 - Hamadryas feronia (Variable Calico)
40 - Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
50 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
04 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)

Total = 270

Grand total = Over 520

“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.

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