Kunena Site Syndication http://www.lepsoc.org.za/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:59:16 -0500 Kunena 1.5.12 http://www.lepsoc.org.za/components/com_kunena/template/default_ex/images/english/emoticons/rss.gif http://www.lepsoc.org.za/ Kunena Site Syndication http://www.lepsoc.org.za/observation-records/913-spialia-from-zaagkuilsdrift.html#927 Hi Justin Spialia spio (Mountain Sandman). You can't use Steve's book for this one unfortunately, as the images of S. spio and S. mafa are both of S. spio! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:43 -0500 http://www.lepsoc.org.za/general-lepidoptera/921-pseudonymphas-of-harrismith.html#926 Hi Raimund - well done; nice photos, indicating the variability of this population of Pseudonymphas (could be both swanepoeli and varii of course)! Another noteworthy butterfly that we found on the mountain was Chrysoritis lycegenes (Mooi River Opal). We must arrange another visit to look for Metisella syrinx - there's loads of Mountain Bamboo on the southern slopes of the Platberg. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:43 -0500 http://www.lepsoc.org.za/general-lepidoptera/925-fascinating-butterfly-migration-now-on-e.-africa.html#925 Colin Beale (UK), who's helping me with the spatial modelling for my postdoc, does some other work in east Africa. He sent me this link to his blog on the current butterfly migration (& eruption) taking place there around Arusha. They've been plotting observations on a map since 1 Feb. Fascinating, have a look!!! The link to his blog is: /http://safari-ecology.blogspot.com (http://safari-ecology.blogspot.com/) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:21:50 -0500 http://www.lepsoc.org.za/butterfly-census-weekends/924-dates-for-bcw2012.html#924 The dates for the two butterfly census weeks in 2012 are as follows: BCW5 (Autumn): 21 - 29 April BCW6 (Spring): 20 - 28 October. Please keep these dates open and we look forward to your participation. For more details: http://www.lepsoc.org.za/butterfly-census-weeks/sa-butterfly-census-weeks.html (http://www.lepsoc.org.za/butterfly-census-weeks/sa-butterfly-census-weeks.html) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:13:27 -0500