Join best-selling author Liv Sisson for the launch of her new book, Butterflies and Moths of Aotearoa, featuring specimens from Auckland Museum's collections.
TUE 10 NOV, 6PM
ORIENTATION SPACE, TE AO MĀRAMA SOUTH ATRIUM
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, PAY WHAT YOU CAN
90% of our butterflies and moths are found nowhere else! We have recently-arrived monarchs, ancient gold-flecked moths, butterflies that flash from purple to orange, and a lime-green species said to bring messages from the spirit realm. But where do they live, how did they get here and what do they do when we aren't looking?
Come meet bestselling author of Fungi of Aotearoa, Liv Sisson, to learn about her new book: Butterflies and Moths of Aotearoa. This title explores the winged wonders you can find in your own backyard, what they have meant to us since our earliest times, and features images provided by Auckland Museum. At this event, Auckland Museum's Curator of Entomology, Leilani Walker will interview Liv onstage about this book, these incredible creatures and how the Museum and the taonga it safeguards became involved along the way. Afterwards, you can meet more of our Entomology team and view some of the most delicate and beautiful specimens from the collections.
Both of Liv's works will be available for purchase at this event, with Liv there to sign your copy.
About Liv Sisson
Olivia ‘Liv’ Sisson is a curious observer and author who has been enchanted by the minutiae of nature for as long as she can remember. Raised in Virginia, USA, Liv first learned how to spot small wonders in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She studied geology and art before moving to Aotearoa with her now husband. They live in Auckland and enjoy exploring the flora, fauna and fungi that define this special place. Liv's first book, Fungi of Aotearoa, was a bestseller, won several awards and was shortlisted for an Ockham New Zealand Book Award.
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