New pupae have arrived!

Pupae

Today we received our weekly delivery of butterfly pupae. As you can see, we get a varied mix of different species every time. It is always exciting because we never know exactly what we will get. The moment we open the boxes is a bit like opening a Kinder Egg - full of surprises!

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Picture 1 & 2 - This is what it looks like when the pupae arrive. They are in protective cotton.

Figure 3 - Some pupae are packed in small holes.

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Once we have sorted the chrysalises and grouped them by species, we glue them on bars and place them in our chrysalis cabinet, also known as the BB for chrysalises. Most of the pupae from this shipment are expected to hatch within five days.

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Figure 4, 5 and 6 - Here we have grouped pupae by species.

Picture 7. Here is a picture of all the different kinds of pupae we got today.

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April 1, 2024