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July 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Butterfly Ecology and Evolution

You’ve seen butterflies flying around at the park and watched them pollinate and feed on flowers in your yard. But how much do you know about these ephemeral beauties? How do you tell butterflies apart from moths? When did they first evolve?

Join us to learn about the life histories and adaptations of this diverse group of insects, from caterpillar chemical defenses to mimicry and reproduction.

A Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly stands on a bright green leaf.
Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly, Photo by Ted Thomas, USFWS

Take a deep dive into the natural history of butterflies!

Join us to learn about the life histories and adaptations of this diverse group of insects, from caterpillar chemical defenses to mimicry and reproduction.

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Online Class Details

    • Class: July 10, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    • Class fee: $20 members / $30 non-members
    • Note: Class recordings will be sent out automatically to everyone who registered post-class. Thank you!
Meet the Instructor

Brian Magnier

My name is Brian Magnier, and I live in La Grande, Oregon. I studied ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and got a Master of Professional Science degree in Exploration Science at the University of Miami. As was the case for so many people, birds were the gateway to my passion for wildlife. I have been an avid birder since elementary school and a nature photographer for almost as long.
I have been fortunate to be able to travel the world both for pleasure and for academic research. I have done fieldwork on mammals and insects in Alaska and New York and on birds in Borneo and Papua New Guinea. I have journeyed to Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Sweden, and Iceland, photographing wildlife in dense jungles and rugged deserts. I have led hiking and kayaking tours in Alaska and snorkel tours in Belize and Indonesia. I aim to inspire people to get outside, talk a walk, flip over some logs, and take a closer look at the world around them. I now live in La Grande, Oregon, where I can often be found wandering through deserts and forests, camera in hand, to find everything from birds to fungi to fossils.

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Details

Date:
July 10
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Venue

Bird Alliance of Oregon
5151 NW Cornell Road
Portland, OR 97210 United States

Venue

Bird Alliance of Oregon
5151 NW Cornell Road
Portland, OR 97210 United States

Organizer

Tara Lemezis
Email:
tlemezis@birdallianceoregon.org

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