Welcome to September’s newsletter!

Spring has sprung in South Africa, and a few interesting butterflies are already on the wing.Six and a half years ago the English common names project commenced (ABN 2019-2). I’m verypleased to say that the project is now almost complete: a comprehensive list of English commonnames has been developed for all African butterflies (species and subspecies), and the Englishnames panel have reviewed and approved the list. It’s now up to you!You should have received a link to the provisional list, but it is also included under the PROJECTSsection of this edition. Anyone with an interest in this subject – including non-LepSoc Africamembers – are invited to comment and to provide alternative names. The only proviso is thatalternatives must be accompanied with a brief motivation as to why they should be used ahead ofthe listed provisional name.