Do you like Owls? Then visit our Tropical Butterfly House. We’re having an Owl irruption! Six different species* of Owl pupae arrived this week from Costa Rica. Butterflies are now emerging you-know-where.
Costa Rica
08 - Anartia fatima (Banded Peacock)
10 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
12 - *Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
15 - *Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
13 - *Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
49 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
07 - *Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
16 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
18 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Calico)
36 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
28 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
17 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
49 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
36 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
23 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
24 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
25 - Myscelia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
07 - *Opsiphanes quiteria (Scalloped Owl)
08 - *Opsiphanes tamarindi (Tamarind Owl)
18 - Papillio anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
39 - Papilio thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
06 - Parides iphidamas (Transandean Cattleheart)
Total = 504
“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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