What caterpillar is that? Dr Peter McQuillan will provide an overview of how characteristics of caterpillars and similar looking larvae are being incorporated into a tool for identification, under the direction of Dr. Peter McQuillan and Jan Forrest OAM. Following on from the success of the BCSA's book “Caterpillars, moths and their plants of southern […]
Australian birds and their role as plant pollinators, seed dispersers and plant pest controllers. This talk by Birds SA’s John Gitsham will provide an interesting comparison for butterfly enthusiasts, as our native birds share the pollination role of our native plants with butterflies. John Gitsham is a recently retired Head Park Ranger for the SA […]
Butterfly Conservation SA wishes to express its extreme disappointment in the process and decision by the State Government to support the handover of a substantial area of the South Parklands known as Mirnu Wirra/Park 21 West. The biodiversity and amenity that is found in this park is something to behold and will be lost forever […]
Presented by Emeritus Professor Bill Breed from the University of Adelaide. The Australian mammal fauna is highly diverse, with around half of the species being marsupials and the other half rodents and bats. In this talk Professor Breed will summarise how and why this is the case. The meeting is scheduled to start at […]
Presented by Dr Peter Kolesik, Honorary Research Associate, South Australian Museum. Larvae of gall midges induce elaborate malformations on plants. They feed on fungi or hunt for mites and insects. This talk will provide guidance on how to spot and rear a species new to science. In the case of an advertised speaker not […]
Protect the biodiversity of Golden Wattle Park / Mirnu Wirra (Park 21W) in Adelaide's unique park lands. Join us on Sunday 4 June at 1230, starting with a picnic lunch at Princess Elizabeth playground. Then at 1.30 pm, join hands around the eight-hectare proposed police barracks site. Show your support for protecting the biodiversity of […]
Unfortunately Annette Burmeister had to make changes to her schedule and was unable to provide her presentation as scheduled. Jan Forrest O.A.M. was fortunately able to step into the breach and present a talk entitled ‘Behind the scenes of the South Australian Museum’. Jan was a staff member at the museum for 47 years and […]
Dr Kym Thalassoudis will give an introduction to the night sky and describe how anyone can look up and explore its many wonders using just their eyes, binoculars or a telescope. Kym enjoys a life-long passion for Astronomy & Space, with several interests including celestial cartography, Astronomy outreach and, most recently, astro-imaging. He is the Immediate […]
Matt Endacott is a Coastal Conservation Officer with Green Adelaide and hosted by Holdfast Bay Council. Matt will discuss his role and butterfly conservation his team is undertaking along the coast - including recovery programs for the Yellowish Sedge Skipper and Bitter Bush Blue butterflies. Matt Endacott has over 15 years' of experience restoring and […]
5th Sept. 6.30pm BCSA AGM The future is very exciting. However we need a team to manage it. Please, we need committed members to help run this organisation. Click here and read pages 4-5 on our August newsletter for more details. 7.00pm Public Talk by Dr Stefan Caddy-Retalic: It is time to protect our trees. […]