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 23, 2013
Fresh Sheet – February 23, 2013
Do you like Owls? Then visit our Tropical Butterfly House. We’re having an Owl irruption! Six different species* of Owl pupae arrived this week from Costa Rica. Butterflies are now emerging you-know-where.
Costa Rica
08 - Anartia fatima (Banded Peacock)
10 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
12 - *Caligo atreus (Yellow-Edged Giant-Owl)
15 - *Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl)
13 - *Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
49 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
07 - *Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
16 - Greta oto (Glasswing)
18 - Hamadryas laodamia (Starry Calico)
36 - Heliconius cydno (Cydno Longwing)
28 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
17 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
49 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
36 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
23 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
24 - Heliconius sapho (Sapho Longwing)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
25 - Myscelia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
07 - *Opsiphanes quiteria (Scalloped Owl)
08 - *Opsiphanes tamarindi (Tamarind Owl)
18 - Papillio anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
39 - Papilio thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
06 - Parides iphidamas (Transandean Cattleheart)
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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