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Conference and public day 2010

The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa (LepSoc) has decided to have a big public butterfly awareness day, that will form part of the society's annual conference.  This will be hosted at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens over the weekend of 24-26 September 2010.  There will also be:

  • Photographic Competition
  • Butterfly displays
  • Workshops (including practical workshops on butterfly photography)
  • Guided walks
For more information, click here!

 

 


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Branch Details:

Gauteng Chairman: Jeremy Dobson jeremyd@wbs.co.za News

Western Cape Chairman: Andrew Morton bluebottle@wol.co.za News

Eastern Cape Chairman: Ernest Pringle epringle@eastcape.net

KwaZulu-Natal Chairman: Kevin Cockburn pidelta@gom.co.za News

North-West Branch Chairman: Reinier Terblanche jft@lantic.net

East Africa Area Representative: Steve Collins scollins@iconnect.co.ke

Newsletter Downloads - Now Available to all paid-up members

All paid-up members can now log-in to the LepSoc profile and download all our previous newsletters in PDF format. A big thank you goes out to all members who have been contributing to our society and we are happy to be able to offer these great new online services.

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The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa (LepSoc) has decided to have a big public butterfly awareness day, that will form part of the society's annual conference weekend.

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Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

KZN SABCA surveys...

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Lepsoc KZN finds new locality for Bicolored Skipper


D'you remember my words in a recent Metamorphosis - Bicoloured Skipper Abantis bicolor will be found one day in the Hwayi/Lower Illovo area? One of the first fruits of our discovery of the potential of a combination of Google Earth, a 3G card in a laptop and a Garmin GPS... and a Subaru Forester.

Well, we nailed it.

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How I got Started on Butterflies

Written by JP Niehaus

I started my adventure with butterflies around 1971 (6 years old) in Kitwe, Zambia, where I lived. I saw a large black & yellow thing glide down in front of me and was immediately taken back by it's beauty.

 

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SABCA (South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment). Read more about this exciting project under Conservation -> SABCA

Red Data Book

The society is currently working on a revised edition of the Red Data Book on South African Butterflies.  It will be published by SANBI, but will only be available in the near future.

Public Awareness

VM iconOne of LepSoc's and SABCA's goals is to increase public awareness about butterflies, using the virtual museum!  In the VM members of the public can send in photographs for an expert panel to ID.  For more information, click here!