NerdsforNature.org - Nightlife @ the California Academy of Sciences (3.6.14)

Ready to do some fieldwork? The California Academy of Sciences is home to bountiful magnificent plants and animals... many are elusive and rare in the wild. See if you can level up on your scientific observation skills by finding and reporting all of following species.

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Caligo memnon

The Owl (Caligo memnon) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is also known as the Pale or Giant Owl butterfly. The species can be found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico down to the Amazon rainforest.

Cobalt Blue Tarantula

The cobalt blue tarantula (Haplopelma lividum) is a tarantula species that is native to Myanmar and Thailand.

Orange-barred Sulphur

The Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) is a species of butterfly found in the Americas including the Caribbean.

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