Jeremy Dobson – Friends of Verloren Valei

Come rain, come shine

22 January 2026 by Jeremy Dobson

Jeremy Dobson reports on a misty, wet summer’s day expedition to Verloren Valei. Group photo in the rain after the walk (Photograph: Jeremy Dobson) A field trip to Verloren Valei is usually conducted annually. This year’s event, set down for … Read more

Butterflies

“You were in red”, “I was in blue”—“Ah, yes, I remember it well”

13 May 2020 by Jeremy Dobson

The Gaudy Commodore has two seasonal forms so distinct they look like members of separate species. The Gaudy Commodore (Precis octavia) is widespread in the Afrotropical region; the local subspecies, the Eastern Gaudy Commodore (Precis octavia sesamus) is found in … Read more

Author: Jeremy Dobson