Saturday, December 29, 2012

Fresh Sheet – December 29, 2012


Our last pupae shipment of the year contains many large Owl species and lots of those elusive, little Greta oto (Glasswing) butterflies.

Costa Rica

09 - Agraulis vanilla (Gulf Fritllary)
10 - Anartia fatima (Banded Peacock)
09 - Anteos chlorinde (White Angled Sulphur)
20 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
14 - Brassolis isthmia (Small-spotted Owl)
17 - Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
17 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
09 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
15 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
21 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
37 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
30 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
07 - Eueudes isabella (Isabella’s Longwing)
28 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
07 - Hamadryas amphinome (Red Calico)
09 - Hamadryas februa (Gray Calico)
13 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Calico)
12 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
25 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
15 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
10 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
16 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
15 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
11 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
23 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
32 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
44 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
10 - Myscelia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
22 - Nessaea aglaura (Aglaura Olivewing)
09 - Opsiphanes quiteria (Scalloped Owl)
17 - Parides iphidamas (Transandean Cattleheart)
08 - Philaethria dido (Scarce Bamboo Page)
33 - Siproeta stelenes (Malachite)

Total = 589

“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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