Saturday, June 1, 2013

Fresh Sheet – June 1, 2013

Over four hundred more pupae from the Philippines are preparing themselves to fly in our Tropical Butterfly House. Stop by and watch them emerge!

20 - Papilio palinurus (Banded Peacock)
36 - Papilio rumanzovia (Crimson Swallowtail)
60 - Papilio lowii (Sunset Swallowtail)
80 - Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite)
16 - Doleschalia bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)
20 - Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
40 - Pachliopta kotzeboea (Pink Rose)
80 - Parthenos sylvia philippensis (The Clipper)
40 - Hypolimnas bolina (Blue moon)
20 - Ideopsis juventa (Wood Nymph)

Total = 412

“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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