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African Lepidopterists are joining the online world in a very BIG way. Our all new LepSoc website has been specially designed to help us gather and share information, photographs, events and news. Simply join using our easy sign-up process and choose the membership package that best suits your needs. The five different membership options are:
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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.
Latest Metamorphosis
Some of the articles in the latest Metamorphosis include:
- Addendum to Heath et al., 2008: Ovipositing behaviour and foodplant observations by A.Heath & A.Gardiner
- Two specials in two weekends - rediscovering Lepidochrysops lotana and Dingana fraterna by M.C.Williams
- Two new representatives of the genus Diargyria Krüger from South Africa (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae:Cuculliinae) by M.Krüger
- Strange behaviour from a Myrina dermaptera dermaptera (Scarce Fig-tree Blue) male by S.Woodhall
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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.
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.
Metamorphosis
The society’s journal Metamorphosis publishes a variety of articles related to Afrotropical Lepidoptera, ranging from accounts of interesting field trips to contributions of a more scientific nature. There are four issues that appear quarterly.
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- Weekend at Waterloo Farm, Utrecht
February 13, 2010 (8:00 AM) - February 15, 2010 (8:00 AM)This is the weekend that was scotched by bad weather in spring. So far we have Kevin and Stella Cockburn confirmed, and...
Steve Woodhall 082 444 9331 - SABCA survey - South Coast
February 27, 2010 (5:00 AM) - March 01, 2010 (5:00 AM)Plan to visit Port Edward area and revisit quarter-degree square gaps we were rained out of in spring
Steve Woodhall 082 444 9331 - SABCA survey - Paulpietersburg area
March 13, 2010 (5:00 AM) - March 15, 2010 (5:00 AM)Kevin Cockburn has identified a quarter-degree square gap near Paulpietersburg and there are some nice looking places...
Kevin Cockburn 082 783 5436 - Vryheid/Nongoma area survey
March 20, 2010 (8:00 AM) - March 23, 2010 (8:00 AM)Steve has found two localities near Vryheid in data deficient QDS's which need surveying, namely Nhlazatshe moutain...
Brian Plowes - Vryheid/Nongoma area survey
March 20, 2010 (8:00 AM) - March 23, 2010 (8:00 AM)Steve has found two localities near Vryheid in data deficient QDS's which need surveying, namely Nhlazatshe moutain...
Brian Plowes
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SABCA
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
One 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!
