Thomas Ihle
Thomas Ihle (born February 28, 1974 in Halle ) is a German entomologist and zoologist . He has been working as a freelance insect researcher in Southeast Asia since 1999 .
life and work
Ihle has lived in Thailand since 1999. As a freelance researcher at various natural science museums such as the Natural History Museum in Erfurt , the Museum Koenig in Bonn, the Museum Witt in Munich and the Entomological Museum Ulf Eitschberger , he works there on research into the insect fauna of Southeast Asia with a focus on butterflies .
Thomas Ihle is mainly devoted to field research and his excursions lead to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Nepal.
Several new species were discovered by Thomas Ihle, some are still undescribed and four species, Ihlegramma Ihlei (Eitschberger 2003) Sphingidae, Aholcocerus ihleorum (Yakovlev & Witt 2009) Cossidae, Aloa ihlei (Cerny 2009) Arctiidae, Ovipennis thomasi (Cerny 2009) Arctiidae were named after him.
Fonts
- F. Tillack, U. Scheidt, T. Ihle: First record of Blakeway's mountain snake, Plagiopholis blakewayiBoulenger, 1893, from Thailand, with remarks on the distribution of Plagiopholis nuchalis (Boulenger, 1893) (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae, Pseudoxenodontinae). In: Publication of the Erfurt Natural History Museum. Volume 25, 2006, pp. 181-186.
- U. Scheidt, T. Ihle, B. Seifert: Adult Tokeh (Gekko gecko [Linnaeus, 1758]) as prey for weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina [Fabricius, 1775])? In: Sauria. Volume 32, No. 4, 2010, pp. 61-63.
- U. Eitschberger, Th. Ihle: Some caterpillars of Sphingidae from Thailand and Laos, Vol. 1. In: Entomologische Nachrichten. Volume 61, May 2008.
- U. Eitschberger, Th. Ihle: Some caterpillars of Sphingidae from Thailand and Laos Vol. 2. In: Entomologische Nachrichten. Volume 64, Feb. 2010.
- Th. Ihle: some news about eggs laying and food plants of Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus 1758) Sphingidae in Thailand. In: Galathea. Volume 22, Issue 2, Nuremberg 2006.
- U. Eitschberger, Th. Ihle: Observing of mass development from Macroglossum belis and Cephonodes hylas in Thailand. In: Entomological News. Volume 59, Sept. 2006.
Web links
- Homepage Thomas Ihle
- Homepage of the Natural History Museum Erfurt, Thomas Ihle as a freelance research assistant
- Homepage of the Museum Witt Muenchen Homepage of Thomas Ihle listed under projects
- European Scientists Arrested for Hunting Insects Without Proper Permits
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ihle, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entomologist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |