Moggill Creek Catchment Group

Moggill Creek Catchment Group MCCG Community page How do MCCG activities benefit the catchment?

Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) is a volunteer community action group working to conserve and improve the natural environment of the Moggill Creek catchment, an area comprising conservation parks, acreage properties and urban development. Moggill Creek and its tributaries are situated in the foothills of the D'Aguilar Range, in the outer western area of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The MC

CG has the advantage of being able to provide practical solutions to local environmental problems. It does this with the support of the many experienced and dedicated volunteers that make up the organization. Specifically we:

• Assist landholders in revegetating private land; emphasizing the development and maintenance of habitat corridors between mountain ridges and streams.

• Manage environmental weeds on private and public land

• Provide native seedling plants from our Nursery to landholders

• Conduct catchment wide studies to monitor the state of the catchment

• Provide information and advice on revegetation, management of native flora and weed management

• Communicate with and educate landholders through our web site, newsletters, field days, working bees, seminars and reports

• Enlist and educate new volunteers

• Respond to development proposals and participate in discussions regarding development in the catchment

• Coordinate our activities with those of Brisbane City Council in particular and the Queensland Government and other Statutory organizations charged with legal responsibility for managing lands in the catchment

• Partner with other catchment groups, The Rural Environment Protection Association and other environmental groups

• Provide reports to our members and levels of government.

One more sleep! Kids' Day at the Cottage is on tomorrow, Sunday 14th June 🪲🦋🌱
13/06/2026

One more sleep! Kids' Day at the Cottage is on tomorrow, Sunday 14th June 🪲🦋🌱

Kids' Day at the Cottage is just around the corner! Next Sunday, 14th June - we can't wait to see you there!
04/06/2026

Kids' Day at the Cottage is just around the corner! Next Sunday, 14th June - we can't wait to see you there!

Lots of activities for all ages happening in June!
31/05/2026

Lots of activities for all ages happening in June!

🦋 May butterfly of the month 🦋
16/05/2026

🦋 May butterfly of the month 🦋

Butterfly of the Month - May 2026
Yellow Migrant (Catopsilia gorgophone)
This lovely butterfly belongs to the family Pieridae (Whites and Yellows). Males and females have a wingspan of 56mm.
Superficially, several members of the Pieridae are similar and prone to be confused. However, there are differences which make the identification a little easier. Unlike the Lemon Migrant (C. pomona) as well as the White Migrant (C. pyranthe), the Yellow Migrant’s upper wing side shows contrasting colours in fore and hindwing. The forewing is white or cream, while the hindwing is yellow. C. pomona and C. pyranthe repeat their colours on both wings. When compared with C. scylla, the hindwing of this butterfly exhibits a distinct orange yellow colour in comparison to the yellow tone of C. gorgophone.
The forewing's apex is lined black. This line turns into a series of spots on the outer wing edge (termen). The male shows dull s*x scales near the base and parallel the margin between base and apex of the hindwing.
The female distinguishes itself by exhibiting a band below the outer margin which is made up by a line of interrupted spots. A pronounced black spot appears in the cell (a larger area in the middle of the wing which is usually free of veins). The base colour of the female’s forewing on the upper side is cream.
The underside of both genders shows faint reddish-brown markings which can vary in looks. The spots in the cell of the male are not as pronounced as the ones in the female’s. While the contrasting colours of fore and hindwing (upper side) usually provide the butterfly identification, the female, when in the occasional pale form, may resemble C. pomona’s own paler form. The rounder wing shape of C. gorgophone will then help with identification.
C. gorgophone's antennae are brown with pink scales.
Tiny elongated eggs with vertical ribs start the life cycle and are laid singly on leaves of larval host plants. Green larvae follow, showing a white/yellow band along the length of the larval body, as shown in the image. Small blue spots are located above it. The subsequent pupa is light green and marked with a yellow rigde between head and cremaster (hooked tip of the abdomen).
The following native larval host plants are used in South East Queensland: Brush senna (Senna acclinis), Blunt-leaved Senna (Senna gaudichaudii), Golden senna (Senna sulphurea), Singapore Shower (Senna surattensis), We recommend their planting.
While the Yellow Migrant occurs throughout the year, warmer months will bring more abundance.
Images: KW – Ken Walker, CC BY- NC 4.0; RM – Robert (Bob) Miller, Bob’s Butterflies; SA – Sylvia Alexander; TB – Todd Burrows; WJ – Wesley Jenkinson

16/05/2026

Say hi 👋 at our MCCG stall if you're visiting this year 😊

Sometimes its the little things in life that bring you joy. This little guy (or girl) just wanted to say hi whilst I was...
11/05/2026

Sometimes its the little things in life that bring you joy. This little guy (or girl) just wanted to say hi whilst I was having lunch. Its a Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon).

Happy Mother’s Day
10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day

Our friends at THECA are holding their AGM with guest speaker Prof. Stephen Turton on Wednesday 29th April. Details can ...
21/04/2026

Our friends at THECA are holding their AGM with guest speaker Prof. Stephen Turton on Wednesday 29th April. Details can be found in the flyer below.

IN STOCK!! The MCCG Nursery is bursting with new tube stock thanks to our wonderful volunteers. All your favourites just...
06/04/2026

IN STOCK!! The MCCG Nursery is bursting with new tube stock thanks to our wonderful volunteers. All your favourites just waiting for a perfect new home. Membership just $20pa, FREE PLANTS to all members take as many as you can plant! Check out our website for membership and opening times.

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