BUTTERFLY & OTHER INVERTEBRATES CLUB Inc. NewsBOIC 2020

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Issue No. 6 – 17 June 2020 NEWS BOIC ©

Welcome to our first monthly edition of NewsBOIC.

We have been spoilt the last few months with the abundance of beautiful butterflies in flight around our gardens and parks. With winter upon us we will be able to concentrate on the other invertebrates in all their splendour.

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BOIC 15 August meeting Australian Native Bee Association (ANBA) Native Plants

The Beautiful Monarchs/Wanderers,

Danaus plexippus

Thank you, Janet and Rip Curtis for sending in this beautiful photo.

“We were on a walk on the Oxley Creek Common, a large natural wetland along Oxley Creek, known for its abundance of birdlife.

The Monarchs were on a couple of trees just before the turn-off to the lagoons”.

Rip May 2020

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Magpie Moth larva Photo courtesy of Project Noah ©

Magpie Moth, photo courtesy of Bernie Franzmann. Taken on the Kingfisher Creek walk, Albany Creek. “They do get around.”

Granny’s Cloak Moth, Speiredonia spectans

Comments from Facebook:

• An under-appreciated beauty • Absolutely beautiful

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Comments from Facebook:

• A fantastic video, Maya.

Note:

Maya posted this amazing video clip on our Facebook page. I managed to screenshot this image.

Sorry, they are a little out of focus. However, I wanted to share with you all

the beauty of this Clearwing Swallowtail.

Female Clearwing Swallowtail, Male Clearwing Swallowtail, Cressida cressida, Photo Cressida cressida, Photo courtesy Russel Denton, BOIC courtesy Hongming Kan BOIC website. website.

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The magnificent Stick , batesii

Description

Megacrania batesii, commonly known as the peppermint stick insect, is a bluish- green coloured stick insect that only lives

on the midribs of the leaves of the "Screwpine" tectorius. If disturbed during the day, it emits a fine spray of a milky substance with an odour resembling peppermint.

Photo, courtesy of Todd Burrows, taken at Cape Tribulation, FNQ, December 2017

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Christine Bailey a new member of BOIC who

resides in New South Wales has sent these images of

Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) Christine has been busy rearing the Thank you, Christine Dainty © Swallowtails

Dainty Swallowtail -

Distribution map, courtesy of Dainty Swallowtail, photo courtesy of Butterfly App, Hongming Kan, BOIC website Chris Sanderson ______NewsBOIC Issue No. 6 17 June 2020 Page 5 of 7

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NewsBOIC Issue No. 6 BOIC © NOTICES Enquiries: Dawn Franzmann [email protected]

BOIC GENERAL MEETING – 15 AUGUST

Our August meeting was scheduled to be held in the Canopy Room, at the ECO Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus. At this point in time our booking is tentative and the decision as to whether we are able to conduct it in that facility depends on a couple of factors.

Firstly, the Government’s rules on social distancing and numbers that are allowed to gather in a group. Secondly, the Grififith University has its own rules with regard to COVID 19 and we would have to abide by them as well.

A decision cannot be made at the moment and as soon as we are advised on confirmation or cancellation, we will advise ALL MEMBERS.

SecretaryBOIC

Cancellation of 2020 Flower Show

Unfortunately, after negotiations with Brisbane City Council, the decision has been taken to cancel the Flower Show for 2020. We were hoping to make the decision later, however, the conditions that were required to undertake the event would have been very stressful for our volunteers to maintain, so an early decision was made. Roll on 2021.

We are planning to host a virtual flower and plant show on our Facebook page at around the same time, and will be inviting you to contribute your photos from the garden, so stay tuned for that.

The Australian Native Bee Association has a Facebook page. During the past few months, they have been going LIVE on their Facebook with great Presenters from the BEE world.

Toby Smith, Tim Heard and Kit Prendergast have been some of the Presenters. It is very easy to watch and very informative. If you are on Facebook, search for the Australian Native Bee Association and you will still be able to view some of the Presentations.

Next meeting: 5 July, there will be a Live feed through ANBA’s Facebook page.

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