If you love White Morphos, you’ll find them at our Tropical Butterfly House. Plus two shipments of neotropical pupae arrived this week from Suriname and El Salvador, totaling 572 butterflies-to-be. Visit us soon!
Suriname
15 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
15 - Heraclides thoa (Thoas Swallowtail)
30 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
35 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
35 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
30 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
10 - Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
25 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
35 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)
Total = 270
El Salvador
25 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
25 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
25 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
25 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
25 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
15 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
10 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
10 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
48 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
25 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
09 - Myscelia cyaniris (Blue Wave Butterfly)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
10 - Parides arcas (Arcas Cattleheart)
15 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
10 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
Total = 302
Grand Total = 572
“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.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
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Is there a butterfly dichotomous key?
ReplyDeleteHi anonymous,
DeleteThanks for asking, and at this time we don't have a key for our butterflies. I'd love to learn more about why you are asking. We can help with identification if you have questions about an individual species. Or if you want to learn more about many species, we can get you started.
Sarah