Projects

If you have an interest in any of these projects or for more information please contact the Secretary at info@butterflyconservationsa.net.au 

Monarto Zoo – we are presently working with zoo staff to create a butterfly trail.

There are details of some great citizen science on our websites page here

Chequered Copper butterfly Lucia limbaria recovery: re-discovery of this species in the Adelaide South Parklands (Victoria Park – Pakapakanthi (Park 16)) has been exciting.

Greg Coote’s album of images from this project

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Weeding around the host plant Oxalis perennans is an ongoing task.

Project update 1 – Friends of Chequered Copper Lucia limbaria Butterfly Nov 2018
Project update 2 – Friends of Chequered Copper Lucia limbaria Butterfly Dec 2018
Project update 3 – Friends of Chequered Copper Lucia limbaria Butterfly Mar 2019
Project update 4 – Report to City of Adelaide from the Friends – 9 Sep 2019
Project update 5 – Friends of Chequered Copper Lucia limbaria Butterfly Dec 2019

Mar 2020 Victoria Park Pakapakanthi grasslands field trip

Aug 2020 Webinar during National Science Week

Oct 2020 Monitoring of the Chequered Copper

Project update 6 – Friends of Chequered Copper Lucia limbaria 16 Oct 2020

Chequered Copper Butterfly Sightings;

Port Stanvac remnant vegetation – until Mobil releases the site and the Government decides on what to do with the area nothing can be done about this site. However there is a largely intact patch of coastal heathland in this area which is the home to remnant plant species and insects as well as butterflies. If you have an interest in this coastal area please contact the secretary at info@butterflyconservationsa.net.au 

Torrens Island mailto:info@butterflyconservationsa.net.auConservation Park – we have an ongoing interest in this conservation park as it is the home of the Bitter-bush Blue butterfly Theclinesthes albocincta.