Observing butterflies in the field and raising them at home. This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software)   Committee member Mike Moore will provide an introduction about capturing, observing and raising butterflies. He will discuss equipment required, along with tips and techniques for field collection […]

This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software)   2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Prior to the September Public Talk, our 24th Annual General Meeting will be held. If you have an interest in helping us to promote the conservation of butterflies and other insects and to […]

The Bandicoot Superhighway project   This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Danny Rohrlach began working in environmental restoration in 1998 and established his own business, Minimal Disturbance Bushcare, in 2007. Having grown to having a staff of 10, Minimal Disturbance Bushcare supplies bush-care and […]

Butterfly Conservation SA is a community organisation promoting the conservation and sound management of areas of ecological significance to butterflies, especially areas of remnant native vegetation.  We seek to increase public awareness of the importance of invertebrate biodiversity. For the 2022 SA Nature Festival ( click here for more about the festival ) we offered something […]

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 […]