Jessie Sinclair Biography: Biography to come. Abstract: Zoos Victoria have undertaken direct conservation actions to support the endangered Golden-rayed Blue butterfly, Candalides noelkeri (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Wimmera region of Victoria. This work was initiated in 2019 as part of...

Dr James Bickerstaff1, Dr  Renee Catullo2, Mr Oliver Stuart3, Dr Kate  Umbers4 1CSIRO ANIC, Canberra, Australia, 2School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 3Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 4School of Science, Western Sydney...

Dr James Bickerstaff1, Dr Hermes Escalona1 1CSIRO ANIC, Canberra, Australia Biography: James Bickerstaff is a postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO. He completed his PhD at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University in 2021...

Mr Matt Elmer1, Dr Vanessa Kellermann1,2, Dr Keyne Monro1 1Monash University, Clayton, Australia, 2La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia Biography: Matt is a PhD candidate at Monash University, supervised by Vanessa Kellermann and Keyne Monro. He is particularly interested in ecology,...

Mr Seeger Van Kints1 1TIA, Hobart, Australia Biography: Originally from the Netherlands, Seeger studied a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. After which he moved to Sweden to study a Master’s degree in...

Dr Fiorella Esquivel1, Dr Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira2, Associate Professor Ajay Narendra3 1School of Engineering Technology, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, Australia, 2Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Tancha, Japan, 3School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Biography:...

Mr Zjon Coleman1 1The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Biography: Zjon Coleman completed a Bachelor of Advanced Science with Honours at the University of Queensland. His honours project focused on the population genetics of Macrozamia cycads. He currently works at...

Simon Fearn1, Judy Rainbird1, Dr Alfonsina Arriaga Jiménez1 1Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Australia Biography: Alfonsina Arriaga Jiménez is an entomologist and conservation biologist with a specialization in dung beetles, focusing on their biogeography, ecology, and behavior. She...

Dr Nikolas P. Johnston1,2, Prof. Krzysztof Szpila3, Prof. James F. Wallman2, A/Prof. Kelly A. Meiklejohn4, Dr. Cristian Beza-Beza6, A/Prof. Thomas Pape7, Prof. Brian Wiegmann5 1Molecular Horzions Institute, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University Of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, 2School of...

Dr Simon Grove1, Dr Cathy Byrne1 1TMAG Collections and Research Facility, Rosny Park, Australia Biography: Dr Simon Grove has broad interests across the natural world, especially among the remarkable invertebrates of lutruwita-Tasmania, a place he has called home for over...