Lepidopterology

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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).
Last updated: Wednesday, 9 September 2009 09:46 GMT
Lepidopterology
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
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

 NEWS

New emissions goal could make Japan climate leader

— 9 Sep | Environment

'The decision by an important player like Japan to do more and get serious about low carbon future can help break the deadlock between developed and developing countries'... — full story

Scientists trace evolution of butterflies infected with deadly bacteria

— 8 Sep | Lepidopterology

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have traced the evolution of a species of tropical butterfly, infected with a bacterium that kills males, by comparing current butterfly populations... — full story

G20 ministers must fund climate change solutions

— 3 Sep | Environment

WWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world's developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them... — full story

Phaeochlaena hazara belongs in the 'tiger strip' mimicry complex and is widely distributed in the Amazon, (c) James MillerMoths cloaked in colour

— 1 Sep | Lepidopterology

Travellers to the neotropics - the tropical lands of the Americas - might be forgiven for thinking that all of the colourful insects flittering over sunny puddles or among dense forest... — full story

More recent stories...
· 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...
 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)
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Aleksej Kurentzov3 Mar 1896 — The date of birth of Aleksej I. Kurentzov, the famous explorer of the Far East.
4 Mar 1959 — Roger Verity died in Florence at age of 75.
7 Mar 1866Hans Fruhstorfer was born in Passau, Germany.
10 Mar 1932 — James J. Joicey died.
28 Mar 1932 — Richard South died at age of 86.
29 Mar 1934 — Otto Bubacek died at age of 61.
31 Mar 1938 — Edward Meyrick died at age of 83.