Join us for a talk from Brian Patrick on ”Nature’s Rainbow - discovering New Zealand’s amazing butterflies”. NZ butterflies are very much endangered and need our help.
Brian Patrick is a professional butterfly scientist and the author/ photographer for several books on natural history including two that specialised on butterflies.
He has researched Lepidoptera for nearly fifty years in NZ and overseas, producing over 250 publications on the subject. He has served as a Ministerial appointment on the Otago Conservation Board, and as Past President of the New Zealand Entomological Society. Previously he was Project Leader of the Otago Museum’s Tropical Butterfly House development and has also been Director of Central Stories Museum, Alexandra, Central Otago.
With his son Hamish he authored BUTTERFLIES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC in 2012. He has recently retired as a consultant scientist based in Christchurch specialising in insect–plant relationships.
Source: https://www.nzbutterflies.org.nz/about-us/trustees-officers/.
Also see: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/130402024/im-the-luckiest-guy-alive-butterfly-hunter-shares-his-passion-for-insects and https://www.nzbutterflies.org.nz/lepidopterist-at-large/.
All are welcome to join us. Tea and coffee will be available before the meeting.