Common Citril (Ceriagrion glabrum)
Cover photo by Diana Russell. Find the Common Citril in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Coenagrionidae Identificatio...
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Mozart moth: Variations on a theme
LepiMAP aims to atlas not only butterflies, but also moths. Which species of moth was recorded most frequently in LepiMAP during the lockdown period starting 27...
LockdownApril: Highlights of BestMonthEver for LepiMAP
Lockdown April (April 2020) produced a lot of interesting butterfly records for LepiMAP: Two-pip Policeman Coeliades pisistratus, Nomad Dart Andronymus neander ...
Elegant Dropwing (Trithemis werneri)
Cover photo by Eugene Troskie. Find the Elegant Dropwing in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Libellulidae Identificat...
Lowdown on LepiMAP: Butterflies of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape
The lowdown on progress with LepiMAP (butterflies) in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Overall species richness. Species richness in past year. When was each...
BirdPixing blues: look up and see birds
This is the bluest photo in the whole of BirdPix. And there have been dozens like it since the start of the lockdown in South Africa on Friday 27 March. The the...
BirdPix in KwaZulu-Natal
This blog deals with progress with BirdPix, with maps showing overall species richness, species richness in the past 12 months, and the date of last record in e...
BirdPix in the five northern provinces: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and Free State
This blog covers BirdPix progress up toApril 2020 in the five northern provinces of South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and Free State. There...
BirdPix progress in the three “Capes”
This blog covers BirdPix the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. For each province, it answers three questions: (1) How well is BirdP...
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BioMAPping at Home – Lock down on Biodiversity
These are trying times for all of us. It can be hard to stay focused, it can be hard to stay positive, but there are ways we can make the lockdown more bearable...