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, February 25, 2012
Fresh Sheet – February 25, 2012
Four of the most beautiful Owl species in the tropics are now emerging in our garden window. Check out these butterflies as well as the 19 other kinds of pupae that we received this week.
Costa Rica
06 - Brassolis isthmia (Small-spotted Owl)
08 - Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
08 - Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
18 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
60 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
32 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
40 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
08 - Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
04 - Eueides isabella (Isabella’s Longwing)
17 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
11 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Calico)
42 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
37 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
11 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
47 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
28 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
06 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
33 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
12 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
12 - Papilio anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
12 - Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail)
12 - Philaethria dido (Scarce Bamboo Page)
Total = 504
“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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