Saturday, June 21, 2014

Fresh Sheet – June 21, 2014

It wouldn’t be Pollinator Week without an acknowledgement of the beautiful pollinators in our Tropical Butterfly House. This week’s pupae shipment comes from El Salvador.



Bioproductores de El Salvador

25 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
25 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
09 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
20 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
25 - Eurytides branchus (Dual-spotted Swallowtail)
09 - Eurytides thymbraeus(White-crested Swallowtail)
12 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
10 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
10 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
09 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
20 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
50 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
25 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
10 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
15 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
25 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 324

“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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