Fresh Sheet – July 4, 2015

Our Tropical Butterfly House just might be cooler than the out-of-doors this week. A total of 617 pupae from Suriname and El Salvador have recently flown into town to emerge for you. Why not stop by and visit a few of your favorite Lepidoptera?


Neotropical Insects NV
Suriname

05 - Parides sesostris (Emerald-patched Cattleheart)
40 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
05 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
06 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
22 - Heliconius doris (Doris Longwing)
24 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
70 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
15 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
50 - Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
15 - Mechanitis polymnia (Polymnia Tigerwing)
15 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 267


Bioproductores de El Salvador
El Salvador

15 - Anea eurypyle (Pointed Leafwing)
15 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona) [males]
25 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
15 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
25 - Eurytides epidaus (Mexican Kite-Swallowtail)
25 - Eurytides thymbraeus (White-crested Swallowtail)
25 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
10 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
15 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
10 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
20 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
10 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
20 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
20 - Papilio garamas (Magnificent Swallowtail)
25 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
05 - Parides photinus (Queen of Hearts)
20 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona) [males]
25 - Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfeld's Beauty)

Total = 350

Grand Total = 617

“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.