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, December 22, 2012
Fresh Sheet – December 22, 2012
This week’s pupae shipments from Suriname and El Salvador bring us the trifecta of Prepona: Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona), Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona), and Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button). Stop by our Tropical Butterfly House soon and see if you can find them all!
Suriname
35 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
05 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
38 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
05 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
35 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
35 - Catonephele orites (Orange-banded Shoemaker)
30 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
03 - Hamadryas feronia (Variable Calico)
08 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
20 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
35 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
06 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
05 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)
10 - Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
Total = 270
El Salvador
30 – Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
20 – Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
14 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
10 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
10 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
15 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
10 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
10 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
30 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
20 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
20 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
10 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
10 - Parides arcas (Arcas Cattleheart)
15 - Parides iphidamas (Transandean Cattleheart)
25 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
14 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
11 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)
Total = 299
Grand Total = 569
“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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