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Research facility

The Heliconius stock centre is a facility in Panama for Heliconius research, based in Gamboa at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. The following photos show some of the facility and give an idea of what is available.  Please get in touch if you are interested in working in Panama.

We thank ANAM and all those at STRI who have contributed to development of this facility.

Panama insectaries

Panama insectaries

Mating between H. m. melpomene and H. m. rosina

Mating between H. m. melpomene and H. m. rosina

The Heliconius Team, summer '08.

The Heliconius Team, summer '08.

Heliconius melpomene pupae

Heliconius melpomene pupae

Collecting in Cerro Campana

Collecting in Cerro Campana