Franz Josef Kupido

Franz Josef Kupido sometimes Cupido (6 August 1786, Brno- 17 December 1869) was a Czech entomologist principally interested in Lepidoptera.

Franz Josef Kupido was a Beamter. His collection is in the Moravian Museum, Brno. In 1825 Kupido described the Autumn Emperor Moth, Perisomena caecigena.

References

Anonym 1852: [Kupido, F. J.] Lotos, Prag 2:243
Anonym 1863: [Kupido, F. J.] Brünner Zeitung 1863 Nr. 292

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