Fresh Sheet – March 16, 2013

It’s the week of the tigers at our Tropical Butterfly House. We've received Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing), Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing), and Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger). Can you tell them apart?

Suriname

40 - Heraclides thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
40 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
05 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
24 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
40 - Catonephele orites (Orange-banded Shoemaker)
24 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
05 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
07 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
40 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
05 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 270

El Salvador

30 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
30 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
30 - Catonephele numilia (Halloween Butterfly)
20 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
30 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
30 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
19 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
20 - Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail)
10 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
20 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
05 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
06 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 294

GRAND TOTAL = 564

“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.