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, October 1, 2010
Fresh Sheet – October 1, 2010
This week we have shipments from a South American country and a Central American country, each bearing different pupae species from the genus Prepona. Visit our Tropical Butterfly House and see if you can tell the difference!
Suriname
12 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
25 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
40 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
55 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
60 - Catonephele orites (Orange-banded shoemaker)
27 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
15 - Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
04 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
25 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
15 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
Total = 278
El Salvador
30 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
30 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
12 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
80 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
16 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
30 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
20 - Prepona omphale=archeoprepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
10 - Siderone nemesis (Red-striped Leafwing)
06 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)
Total = 234
Grand total = 512
“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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