• 04/15: The Scientific Study of Butterflies and Moths – Professor Peter Holland

  Tuesday 15th April 2025 from 19:00 for 19:30
  Abingdon United Football Club (Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon)

  Moths and butterflies account for 10% of all animal species on earth. Many species are critical to the health of humans and the environment, for example as pollinators, as prey items for birds, and as indicators of environmental change. This talk will also explain how moths and butterflies have given important new insights in many areas of science, including the mechanism of evolution, the control of development, and the mysteries of animal migration.

  Speaker: Professor Peter Holland

  Peter Holland is Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford researching genetics and evolution in mammals, molluscs, moths and marine invertebrates. He has been awarded the Genetics Society Medal, the Kowalevsky Medal, the Linnean Medal for Zoology, the Frink Medal of the Zoological Society and the Darwin Medal of the Royal Society. He has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Linnean Society and Fellow of the Marine Biological Association. He also has a life-long interest in butterfly and moths.

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