The Society

Who may join

Membership of the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa is open to all that has an interest in African butterflies and moths. There is no geographical limit but membership fees are linked to geographical position due to postage and currency exchange rates.

Membership options

	Public	E-Member	Student & Pensioner	Standard Member	Affiliate Member	Sponsor Member
Articles
Discussion forum [view]	Read only
Event calendar (incl submit events) [view]	Read only
Email newsletter [view]	Archive only
Document downloads [view]	Browse only	Limited access
Metamorphosis Journal [view]
Annual Fees
South Africa	free	R50	R125	R250	R250	R600
Rest of Africa	free	R50	R150	R300	R300	R600
Other countries	free	R50	R350	R420	R420	R1000

• Members paying via credit card from other countries will be billed in your currency, depending on your location
• Affiliate membership is suitable for institutions and groups such as libraries,museums, educational facilities, businesses, non-governmental organisations and government departments.
• Sponsor membership is for for members who wish to assist the society financially

How to register

Step 1:Review the options above

Choose the membership type that suits you.

Step 2: Fill in the member registration form

This will create your member profile.
You will be asked to create a username and password for site access.

Step 3: Choose your payment process

Based on your profile, your membership fee will be calculated and you will be directed to the appropriate payment process.

Credit card: You will be sent to the 2Checkout site for immediate payment.
Direct deposit: You will be provided with banking details for you to make payment. In case something goes wrong and you cannot re-access the page, our banking details are:

Nedbank Florida branch code 190-541 a/c no. 1905032617; Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. Make a payment and e-mail a copy to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please note:

We will appreciate it if local members use the direct deposit route to pay. 2Checkout is offered mainly for the convenience of non-SA members, so they do not have to worry about forex transactions. But it is a very expensive option for us compared to direct deposit for local payments. We lose a chunk of your subs in payment charges that is larger than normal SA bank charges.

And, whilst it is the best option for forex payment, 2Checkout has on occasions been buggy. So if you use this and hit a snag, please see the note at the bottom - let us know ASAP so we can fix the problem!

Step 4: Your membership will be activated

Credit card: Your membership is activated immediately, and you may log in.
Direct deposit: You will need to wait for us to track your payment and manually activate your account on the site.

You will receive email notifications at each step of the process.

Step 5: Login

Use your username and password to access the site.

Click here to begin the process now

Note: If you have any problems, please note what you were doing, take a screen shot (if you know how) and send as much detail as possible about the error to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Lepsoc affirms that collecting Lepidoptera is one of many legitimate activities enabling professional and amateur lepidopterists to further the scientifically sound and progressive study of Lepidoptera and education about Lepidoptera as well as encouraging interaction between professional and amateur lepidopterists.
This Lepsoc statement is supported by the following code of conduct and collecting guidelines that set out the manner in which collecting should be conducted. Lepsoc members agree to adopt these guidelines and to use the guidelines for the instruction of others.

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This is the text of a position paper given in the President's Address at the 2010 AGM and Conference, entitled 'Vision 2020'. It sets out to describe where the Society could be by the year 2020, if we take advantage of the opportunities we have as a result of the success of SABCA.

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