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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.
The Reverend Arthur Miles Moss (1873-1948) was vicar of the largest Anglican parish in the world in Pará, Brazil, and also a noted amateur lepidopterist, artist and musician. His collection of watercolour drawings of Lepidoptera larvae are held at the Natural History Museum, London [1] who bought them from his patron Lionel Walter, Baron ...
Ronald William Hodges (August 7, 1934 – December 10, 2017), known as Ron, was an American entomologist and lepidopterist. Hodges was born on August 7, 1934, and was raised in Michigan. [1] He was educated at Michigan State University, obtaining first a BSc then an MSc. [1] He obtained a PhD from Cornell University in 1961. [1]
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 .
Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine (16 May 1862 – 21 April 1940), [1] was a Victorian lepidopterist (a person interested in butterflies and moths), natural history illustrator, diarist, and traveller who published in The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. [2]
Lepidoptera collection. James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, musician, and entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributions about North American Ephemeroptera.
South was married twice, first in 1867 to his cousin Sarah Jane South (1846-1901), [6] and in 1914 to Evelyn Urquhart (1871-1947) [7] who survived him by 15 years. Her father had been a Mayor of Paddington. [1]
A lepidopterist studies lepidopterology, the study of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...