JUNE 18, 2024
6:30 - 9:00 PM
In-person meeting
Casa del Prado Room 101, Balboa Park
Across Village Place from the San Diego NAT
in the Casa Del Prado Inner courtyard
6:30PM Browsing & Socializing
7:00PM Meeting Announcements
7:15 to 7:30PM Presentation (May begin a little early)
Presentation:
Butterflies in your Landscape:
Fifty Plus Caterpillar Food Plants of the San Diego Area
By Dr. Gordon Pratt
Butterfly and skipper caterpillars feed on a wide variety of plants. Most butterfly gardens have focused upon nectar sources of butterflies. This talk will concentrate on the 50 plus specific food plants of butterflies and skippers in the San Diego County area. These plants are important food resources for many other insects so are important for food production for many insectivorous animals. How and where to plant these different plants to get the highest success of butterflies and skippers will be discussed.
Dr. Gordon Pratt studies systematics of the dotted blues (small, lovely butterflies in the genus Euphilotes), in addition to the biology of southern California butterflies and their larval food plants. He has also been involved in long-term butterfly monitoring at Joshua Tree National Park.
8:30PM+ Wrap up & Thanks before closing at 9PM
Chapter meetings are free and open to the public - welcome to all who share a love of wild places, diversity of life, and new friends!
Browsing & Socializing – Check out the books and merchandise for sale, chat with knowledgeable members, find volunteer opportunities, grab some fantastic snacks and drinks (Courtesy of Hospitality Committee Co-Chair Mary Kiss!) , & grab deals on seeds and bulbs (availability not guaranteed)
Banner Photo of Tiger Swallowtail by Erika Daniel ©