Fresh Sheet – February 15, 2014

There will be lots of Lepidoptera flying around our Tropical Butterfly House after shipments from Malaysia, El Salvador, and Suriname arrive this week. Bring your family, bring your friends, and bring your camera!



Malaysia

25 - Athyma perius (Common Sergeant)
10 - Catopsilia pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant)
45 - Catopsilia scylla (Orange Emigrant)
50 - Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
20 - Cethosia hypsea (Malay Lacewing)
50 - Doleschalia bisaltide (Autumn Leaf)
55 - Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite)
50 - Papilio memnon (Great Memnon)
50 - Papilio polytes (Polite Swallowtail)
55 - Parthenos sylvia (The Clipper)
40 - Vindula dejone (The Cruiser)

Total = 450

El Salvador

10 - Archeoprepona demophoon (Hubner’s Prepona)
15 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
30 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
20 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
15 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
10 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
10 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
14 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
10 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
50 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
12 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
15 - Prepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
10 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
09 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 230

Suriname

40 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
16 - Heraclides thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
05 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
10 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
15 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
04 - Heliconius sara (Sara Longwing)
15 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
40 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
40 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
05 - Hypna clytemnestra (Silver-studded Leafwing)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
40 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 270

Grand Total = 950

“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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Fresh Sheet - February 8, 2014

What better place to spend a cold winter’s day than our Tropical Butterfly House? Shed your down jacket, smell fragrant flowers and watch pupae emerge from their chrysalises. Your visit will feel like a mini-vacation!


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10 - Cethosia biblis (Red Lacewing)
10 - Charaxes brutus (White-barred Charaxes)
10 - Charaxes castor (Giant Charaxes)
10 - Charaxes cithaeron (Blue-spotted Charaxes)
10 - Charaxes protoclea (Flame-bordered Charexes)
10 - Charaxes varanes (Pearl Charexes)
10 - Euxanthes wakefieldi (Forest Queen)
10 - Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
02 - Graphium angolanus (Angola White Lady)
30 - Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite)
10 - Ideopsis juventa (Wood Nymph)
10 - Pachliopta kotzeboea (Pink Rose)
30 - Papilio dardanus (Mocker Swallowtail)
10 - Papilio demodocus (Orchard Swallowtail)
30 - Papilio lowii (Sunset Swallowtail)
20 - Papilio nireus (Blue-banded Swallowtail)
22 - Papilio polytes (Polite Swallowtail)
20 - Papilio rumanzovia (Crimson Swallowtail)
10 - Parthenos sylvia philippensis (The Clipper)
10 - Parthenos sylvia violaceae (Violet Clipper)
06 - Troides rhadamantus plateni (Platen’s Birdwing)

Total = 300

“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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And Now, 12th Butterflies!

Continuing the Life Sciences football frenzy, Animal Care Lead Lauren Bloomenthal created a fruited field for our tropical butterflies. In our football field, mangos represent the Broncos, and grapes and blueberries represent the Seahawks. However, this game has been taken over completely by Owl butterflies. They are all over the field!

And don’t forget the naked mole rat colony where Animal Caretaker Maida Ingalls and Intern Sharette added some more fan food.

Go Hawks!


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Fresh Sheet – February 1, 2014

Some people may not be aware that our Tropical Butterfly House is a photographer’s dream. It’s replete with flowers, plants, and of course, beautiful butterflies! Come visit us and try to capture a photo of the ubiquitous Blue Morpho, like the one above, taken by PSC staff member Kris Pepper Hambrick.



El Salvador

20 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
10 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
16 - Consul fabius (Tiger Leafwing)
10 - Heliconius erato (Small Postman)
08 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
08 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
17 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
20 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
40 - Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho)
15 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
25 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
10 - Parides photinus (Queen of Hearts)
12 - Prepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
10 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
10 - Siderone nemesis (Red-striped Leafwing)
15 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 246

“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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