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, 3 November 2010 11:06 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
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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)
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
— 3 May 1921 — Henry Rowland-Brown died at age of 55.— 6 May 1966 — Nikolaus S. Obraztsov died in New York.
— 7 May 1819 — The date of birth of Charles Èmile Blanchard.
— 13 May 1707 — Carl Linnaeus was born at Råshult in the parish of Stenbrohult in Småland, Sweden.
— 19 May 1940 — The Austrian lepidopterist Hans Rebel died at the age of 78.
— 30 May 1993 — F. Martin Brown died in Colorado Springs, USA.