A big shipment of pupae arrived this week with over half of them from the Genus Heliconius. Visit these New World butterflies at our Tropical Butterfly House and see if you can recognize the many different species.
Costa Rica
11 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
06 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
08 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
22 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
10 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
38 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
36 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
21 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
10 - Eueides aliphera (Aliphera Longwing)
05 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
31 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
02 - Heliconius clysonymus (Clysonymus Longwing)
28 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
37 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
58 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
41 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
15 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
08 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
10 - Heliconius sara (Sara Longwing)
22 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
15 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
28 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
08 - Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail)
34 - Siproeta stelenes(Malachite)
15 - Tithorea tarricina(Cream-Spotted Clearwing)
Total = 519
“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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