Lepidopterology
A scientific portal exclusively focused on butterfly and moth (Lepidoptera) studies...
lepidopteral, lepidopteran, lepidopterological
— Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
Lepidoptera
— [From Greek lepis — a scale + pteron — a wing.] An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterist
— One who studies butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
lepidopterologist
— A specialist on Lepidoptera.
lepidopterology
— The scientific study of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
— Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
Lepidoptera
— [From Greek lepis — a scale + pteron — a wing.] An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterist
— One who studies butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
lepidopterologist
— A specialist on Lepidoptera.
lepidopterology
— The scientific study of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
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Last updated: Wednesday, 24 June 2009 15:16 GMT
Almanac — Digital library, history (biographies, original descriptions, type specimens), e-books
Who is who — Database of lepidopterists, past and present, amateur or professional
Just for fun — Butterfly and other bug icons, wallpapers, free butterfly greeting cards, poetry, online games
Who is who — Database of lepidopterists, past and present, amateur or professional
Just for fun — Butterfly and other bug icons, wallpapers, free butterfly greeting cards, poetry, online games
News — The last stories concerning butterflies & moths on the Internet; environmental news
LepsGlossary — A dictionary of terms used in lepidopterology
Directory — A selection of Lepidoptera related resources on the Internet
e-Museum — Virtual museum with photos and drawings of real butterfly & moth (Lepidoptera) specimens, interesting facts, library catalogue
LepsGlossary — A dictionary of terms used in lepidopterology
Directory — A selection of Lepidoptera related resources on the Internet
e-Museum — Virtual museum with photos and drawings of real butterfly & moth (Lepidoptera) specimens, interesting facts, library catalogue
NEWS —Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
— 24 Jun | EnvironmentAustralia's top environmental official on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (EUR284,927) to help save the world's small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling... — full story
Researchers publish the discoveries that saved Maculinea arion in the UK
— 16 Jun | LepidopterologyOn the 25th anniversary of the project that brought the large blue butterfly back from extinction in the United Kingdom, ecologists are for the first time publishing the decades of... — full story
Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
— 10 Jun | LepidopterologyUniversity of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich... — full story
'Mountains of the Moon' get nod for international wetlands protection
— 14 May | EnvironmentPart of the Rwenzori Mountains - home to some of the last glaciers in Africa and likely Ptolemy's 'Lunis Montae' - received international recognition on Wednesday as a protected wetland... — full story
E-MUSEUM —
· Ithomia xenos (Bates, 1866) — The species occurs in Costa Rica and Panama...
· Reliquia santamarta Ackery, 1975 — Described as 'Reliquia santamarta sp. n.' from Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Upper Rio Cambirumeina...
· Japonica saepestriata (Hewitson, [1865]) — The species occurs in China, Ussuri Region, Korea and Japan...
· Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 — Described from Rila Mountains, the valley of Levi Iskar by Henry J. Elwes...
· Luehdorfia puziloi (Erschoff, [1872]) — The species was described in 1872 by Erschoff...
· Sephisa princeps (Fixsen, 1887) — The species occurs in Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, NE China and Korea...
· Ornithoptera paradisea Staudinger, 1893 — One of the most spectacular and rare species, described by Otto Staudinger in 1893...
· Pseudochazara orestes De Prins & van der Poorten, 1981 — Balkan endemic, confined to some mountains of N Greece and S Bulgaria...
· Reliquia santamarta Ackery, 1975 — Described as 'Reliquia santamarta sp. n.' from Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Upper Rio Cambirumeina...
· Japonica saepestriata (Hewitson, [1865]) — The species occurs in China, Ussuri Region, Korea and Japan...
· Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 — Described from Rila Mountains, the valley of Levi Iskar by Henry J. Elwes...
· Luehdorfia puziloi (Erschoff, [1872]) — The species was described in 1872 by Erschoff...
· Sephisa princeps (Fixsen, 1887) — The species occurs in Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, NE China and Korea...
· Ornithoptera paradisea Staudinger, 1893 — One of the most spectacular and rare species, described by Otto Staudinger in 1893...
· Pseudochazara orestes De Prins & van der Poorten, 1981 — Balkan endemic, confined to some mountains of N Greece and S Bulgaria...
ALMANAC —
· Henry John Elwes (1846—1922)
· Hans Fruhstorfer (1866—1922)
· Frederick DuCane Godman (1834—1919)
· Henry Rowland-Brown (1865—1921)
· ‘Fossil on a pin’ — Keele University, UK, 1993
· Catalogue of Neotropical Pierinae
· Homeosis in Mylothris sulphurea
· Dr P. Sigbert Wagener (1919—2004)
· Hans Fruhstorfer (1866—1922)
· Frederick DuCane Godman (1834—1919)
· Henry Rowland-Brown (1865—1921)
· ‘Fossil on a pin’ — Keele University, UK, 1993
· Catalogue of Neotropical Pierinae
· Homeosis in Mylothris sulphurea
· Dr P. Sigbert Wagener (1919—2004)