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.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Fresh Sheet – February 12, 20012
If you love Paper Kite butterflies, and who doesn’t, you’re going to love this week’s shipment. We’ve received 152 of them along with 413 other pupae from the Philippines. They’re all now emerging you-know-where.
Philippines
44 - Papilio rumanzovia (Crimson Swallowtail)
12 - Papilio palinurus (Banded Peacock)
60 - Papilio lowii (Sunset Swallowtail)
152 - Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite)
27 - Pachliopta kotzeboea (Pink Rose)
40 - Doleschalia bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)
50 - Parthenos sylvia philippensis (The Clipper)
30 - Papilio polytes (Polite Swallowtail)
30 - Cethosia biblis (Red Lacewing)
20 - Ideopsis juventa (Wood Nymph)
100 - Hypolimnas bolina (Blue moon)
Total = 565
“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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