PacSciLife: A peek behind the scenes of Pacific Science Center’s Life Sciences Department including the latest news from our famous Tropical Butterfly House, Naked Mole Rat colony, Puget Sound Tidepool, Insect Village, reptiles, amphibians, horticultural displays and much, much more.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Fresh Sheet - February 26, 2010
“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.
Costa Rica
10 - Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
10 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
03 - Catonephele mexicana(Mexican Catone)
78 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
14 - Chlosyne janais (Crimson Patch)
59 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
11 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
40 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
56 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
08 - Hamadryas amphinome (Red Calico)
10 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
10 - Heliconius sapho(Sapho Longwing)
05 - Heliconius sara(Sara Longwing)
15 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
35 - Hypna clytemnestra(Silver-studded Leafwing)
18 - Mechanitis polymnia(Polymnia Tigerwing)
35 - Morpho peleides(Blue Morpho)
46 - Nessaea aglaura(Aglaura Olivewing)
65 - Papilio thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
02 - Parides arcas(Arcas Cattleheart)
15 - Philaethria dido(Scarce Bamboo Page)
09 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
25 - Tithorea tarricina(Cream-Spotted Clearwing)
Total = 625
That is a very pretty picture of a butterfly that I have very mixed feelings about.
ReplyDeleteAntwatcher is referring to our statistics that show Colobura dirce, pictured above, tries to escape at an distressingly high rate.
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