Saturday, April 17, 2010

Fresh Sheet – April 17, 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.


El Salvador

25 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
20 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
30 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
08 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
20 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
10 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
10 - Heliconius erato(Small Postman)
30 - Heliconius hecale(Tiger Longwing)
12 - Heliconius hortense(Mountain Longwing)
15 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
80 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
40 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
10 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
20 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
20 - Papilio thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
15 - Prepona omphale=archeoprepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
20 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 385


Suriname

40 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
40 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
04 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
50 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
20 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
50 - Catonephele orites (Orange-banded shoemaker)
40 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
06 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
10 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
30 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
10 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)

Total = 300

Can you guess which butterfly is pictured above? Anyone? Anyone?

3 comments:

  1. Catonephele Numilia. C'mon Terry, give us a tough one.

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  2. Easy for you Lauren. Male or female?

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  3. Male. Females are black and white. Slightly different wing shape as well, and a bit larger.

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