Fresh Sheet – October 26, 2013

This week we received shipments from El Salvador and Suriname which include the popular Halloween Butterfly, Catonephele numilia. How many other black and orange butterflies can you find in our Tropical Butterfly House? Jump on your broomstick and fly on in!



El Salvador

22 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
25 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
35 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
20 - Catonephele numilia (Halloween Butterfly)
20 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
15 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
10 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
15 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
12 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
25 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
11 - Myselia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
10 - Papilio pilumnus (Three-tailed Swallowtail)
13 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
10 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
14 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 322


Suriname

40 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
10 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
40 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
40 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
40 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
10 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
10 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
40 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 270

Grand Total = 592

“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.