Saturday, January 3, 2015

Fresh Sheet – January 3, 2015

The first shipment of pupae for 2015 contains butterflies that pupated last year in San Salvador, traveled 3015 miles (4853 km) and two time zones just to emerge in our Tropical Butterfly House. Come by and visit them.


Bioproductores de El Salvador
El Salvador

15 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
24 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
10 - Catonephele numilia (Halloween Butterfly)
19 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
30 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
20 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
15 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
30 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
20 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
30 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
20 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
25 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
10 - Siderone nemesis (Red-striped Leafwing)
07 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 275
“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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