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.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Fresh Sheet – August 7, 2010
PacSciLife congratulates our butterfly farmers in Suriname, Ewout and Amira Eriks. They have recently opened an educational “Neotropical Butterfly Park” in Lelydorp, Suriname. Be sure to visit them the next time you're in Suriname. Tell them Pacific Science Center’s Life Sciences staff says, “Hello!”
Suriname
08 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
09 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
20 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
60 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
14 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
50 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
35 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
Total = 236
El Salvador
19 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
16 - Colobura dirce (Mosaic butterfly)
30 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
07 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
14 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
15 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
20 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
07 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
20 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
10 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
30 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
12 - Parides photinus (Queen of Hearts)
30 - Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfeld's beauty)
08 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)
Total = 238
Grand total = 474
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