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A Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland Another Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland. Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία [1]) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies.
A lepidopterist studies lepidopterology, the study of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...
Robert Michael Pyle (born 19 July 1947) [1] is an American lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Much of his life story is told in the 2020 feature film The Dark Divide , where Pyle is played by David Cross .
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Lepidopterism is an irritant contact dermatitis caused by irritating caterpillar or moth hairs coming into contact with the skin or mucosa. [1] [2] When referring to the cause, moth dermatitis and caterpillar dermatitis are commonly used; Caripito itch (known as papillonite in French) [3] [4] is an older name referring to the moth dermatitis caused by some Hylesia species.
Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...
Colin Wyatt (8 February 1909 – 18 November 1975) was a British ski-racer, ski-jumper and ski mountaineer; artist; lepidopterist; author, photographer and thief.. As an entomologist and field collector, with a private collection of more than 90,000 specimens, Wyatt specialised in butterflies of the northern hemisphere.
Reverend Joseph Greene (1824 – 1906) was a British entomologist and lepidopterist best known for introducing the technique of digging up pupae for rearing. He published a book The Insect Hunter's Companion to popularize insect study.