Fresh Sheet – October 12, 2013

It must be getting close to Halloween! This week’s shipment of pupae from El Salvador will produce lots of orange and black butterflies. Do you have a favorite?


El Salvador

15 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
15 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
25 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
28 - Catonephele numilia (Halloween Butterfly)
07 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
15 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
08 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
10 - Eurytides thymbraeus
10 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
15 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
06 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
15 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
48 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
20 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
28 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
12 - Papilio pilumnus (Three-tailed Swallowtail)
15 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
20 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 312

“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.