Lepidopterology
The lepidopterology or butterfly customer ( Greek Lepiš (genitive lepídos ), dandruff ', and Greek. Pteron , wings' and -logie ) is a branch of Entomology (Entomology), and thus the Zoology . She is engaged in research on butterflies .
Famous lepidopterists
- Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval (1799–1879)
- Eugen Johann Christoph Esper (1742–1810)
- Johann Christian Fabricius (1745–1808)
- Margaret Fountaine (1862-1940)
- Christian Friedrich Freyer (1794–1885)
- Jacob Huebner (1761-1826)
- Friedhelm Nippel (1944–1993)
- Rudolf Püngeler (1857–1927)
- Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868–1937)
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Lepidopterologie - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- The Lepidopterists' Society (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden: Lepidopterologie , accessed September 20, 2017.
- ↑ Lepidopterology. enzyklo.de, accessed on September 20, 2017 .