Projects
Threatened Butterflies of South Africa
The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa published the Red Data Book on butterflies during 2009, but have decided to make the information relating to the threatened species available as a downloadable PDF document. Follow the link below to download or view the extract of the critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable butterfly species.
Roodepoort Copper
This article is a test for publishing not from the back-end...
SABCA
SABCA (South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment) is a joint project between Lepsoc, ADU (Animal Demography Unit at University of Cape Town) and SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute). The main aim of the project is to establish a current Atlas of South African butterflies and to determine the Conservation Status of each species in line with SANBI’s overall goal of achieving this for all animals and plants in South Africa.
Conservation
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Sponsor links
The following companies sponsored prizes in the 2011 Photographic Competition:
SABCA
SABCA (South African Butterfly Conservation Assessment). Read more about this exciting project under Conservation -> SABCA
Red Data Book
The society has recently revised the Red Data Book on South African Butterflies. It is available from SANBI. More info will be posted shortly...
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!
