Fresh Sheet – October 5, 2013

A spiffy, shiny, clean, bright and warm Tropical Butterfly House reopens today! Welcome a shipment of pupae from Costa Rica that includes three species of owls, three species of calicos, six species of longwings and much, much more. The butterflies are waiting for you.



Costa Rica

21 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
10 - Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
05 - Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
10 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
70 - Catonephele numilia (Halloween Butterfly)
27 - Eueudes isabella (Isabella’s Longwing)
20 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
30 - Hamadryas amphinome (Red Calico)
22 - Hamadryas arinome (Turquoise Calico)
28 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Calico)
45 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
79 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
27 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
62 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
70 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
70 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
50 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
60 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
65 - Papilio thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
04 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)

Total = 775

“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.