Saturday, March 24, 2012

Fresh Sheet – March 24, 2012


Not all of the butterflies in our Tropical Butterfly House are exclusively "tropical." This week's pupae shipment includes a species that famously migrates from northern South America to southern Canada. Can you guess which one?


Costa Rica

05 - Agraulis vanilla (Gulf Fritllary)
13 - Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
13 - Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
14 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
13 - Catonephele mexicana (Mexican Catone)
29 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
15 - Danaus plexippus (The Monarch)
16 - Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian)
08 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
08 - Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
03 - Eueides isabella (Isabella’s Longwing)
04 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
12 - Hamadryas amphinome (Red Calico)
04 - Hamadryas arinome (Blue Calico)
15 - Hamadryas feronia (Variable Calico)
12 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Night Calico)
17 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
17 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
24 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
06 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
19 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
08 - Heliconius hewitsoni (Hewitson’s Longwing)
20 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
17 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
17 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
16 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
21 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
18 - Nessaea aglaura (Aglaura Olivewing)
08 - Opsiphanes tamarindi (Tamarind Owl)
16 - Parides iphidamas(Transandean Cattleheart)
15 - Philaethria dido (Scarce Bamboo Page)
10 - Phoebis philea (Orange Barred Sulfur)
15 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
16 - Siproeta stelenes(Malachite)

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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