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Araneus psittacinus

A small rediscovery - Araneus psittacinus (Blue Bush Orb Weaver)
In October 2007 a spider that had been recorded for Brisbane, but for which no specimen existed in the Queensland museum, was rediscovered in Walton...


Greeting Card

Greeting cards
All of these paintings © Lois Hughes 2002 are available as greeting cards which can be purchased from the artist via Butterfly and Other...


Richmond Birdwing

Poster - Swallowtail Butterflies
"Lifecycles of the Swallowtail Butterflies of coastal southern Queensland and northern New South Wales" is a is a full colour, laminated, 500 by 700...


Native Violet

A guild of butterflies
Many club members will be aware of the endangered Laced Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius) butterfly, especially if they have seen Lois Hughes' painting...


Jalmenus evagoras

Successful butterfly colony transfer?
On 11th November 2001 I was shown a site in Kellyville NSW where a colony of Imperial Blue Butterflies (Jalmenus evagoras) were soon due to be...


Pencilled-Blue

Are you being bugged by butterflies?
When one is a gardener, it can be difficult not to have a hostile attitude to all those creepy crawlies that want to munch your favourite plants,...




Growing Aristolochia tagala in the garden to attract the Richmond Birdwing
Why is it that the tropical, native Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia tagala (Aristolochiachae), has never been included in organized attempts to...




Chequered Swallowtail - a personal story
Two years ago I planted Emu Foot, in eager anticipation of the arrival of the Chequered Swallowtails on their annual migration. Fast and inquisitive,...