This event may occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software). Closer to the event, we will advise members if we need to be totally online on Zoom, given the uncertainty of the COVID lockdown. This is our current working schedule. 1830 Welcome 1835-1845 Mike Moore – Morphology of Lepidoptera 1845- 1930 Chris Sanderson ANU ‘The Butterflies Australia Project’. 1945 Close   Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83472945369?pwd=WlhmSnpGQkJ4cTlybzJzZzV4QzZ4UT09 Meeting ID: 834 7294 5369 Passcode: 559320…

Butterfly Conservation SA's National Science Week webinar this year focuses on aspects of the Nymphalidae Family   Professor Mike Kearney (Melbourne university) talks about research into the lifecycle of Heteronympha merope (the Common Brown butterfly) and understanding responses to climate variability and change. Professor Mike Kearney’s university profile page You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Aug 18, 2021 06:30 PM Adelaide   Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcuqppzkrEtdpey3gViqh--IPY4jvtwlD   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email…

6.30pm BCSA AGM The AGM will be an important opportunity for members to hear a review of the 2020-21 financial year and the activities that the association has addressed over the last 12 months. Nominations are welcome for the Management Committee and whilst many of the team are continuing there are several vacancies. Supper will be available and it will be a good opportunity to network with fellow members. 7.00pm Public Talk: John Fargher, of the Yundi Nature Conservancy The…

Nest Boxes and the birds and other animals in the Adelaide area which rely on hollows for their homes This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) With the loss of habitat especially large trees there are fewer hollows available for the animals which rely on these refuges to live and nest. Many councils, nature reserves, and individuals now provide artificial homes in the form of nest boxes. James Smith, Education…

Why nectar is important to butterflies and where they find it. The Butterfly Conservation SA Society was founded over twenty years ago because of concerns by people that butterfly numbers were declining. Nectar is the major energy source for butterflies, but species differ greatly in the range of flowers they exploit. Recent research has shown that only a small range of herbs, shrubs and a few trees account for most visits by butterflies.  Dr. Peter McQuillan's talk will be of…

HERBS for HEALTH CCC 2022 CHERINGTON HOUSE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY GARDEN 13 LAFFERS RD. BELAIR on 16th February. COST:  $45 Non-CCC Members / $30 CCC Members Karen Jahn, Coordinator of the Cherington Therapeutic Community Garden writes of reawakening a dormant garden located at the old Blackwood Hospital, now known as Integrative Health Solutions.  "Sophie Thompson kindly launched the program in September 2020 https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Not-a-business/Cherington-Therapeutic-Community-Garden-100364831746627/. We are a demonstration organic food producing and butterfly garden set within a magnificent established garden. Our mission…

Ghost wasps   Dr Ben Parslow from the South Australian Museum will provide an insight into the world of parasitic Ghost wasps and how they affect our native bees.   Dr Ben Parslow is one of the collection managers for terrestrial invertebrates at the South Australian Museum, where his passion for working with insects, fieldwork and collaboration are helping to discover South Australia’s biodiversity.  His primary research interests are the systematics and host-parasite interactions of the insect order Hymenoptera (ants, bees and…

How do butterflies see the world? Butterflies can see the colours of mates and flowers better than humans. We will explore how colour and motion vision are wired in their brains, and how this affects their behaviour. Presented by Dr Yuri Ogawa, Research Fellow at Flinders University. Yuri has been studying insect vision for over 10 years and her passion for neuroethology continues to grow with each year. Sensory systems such as eyes, hearing or smelling organs, receive information from their…