Lepidopterist

A lepidopterist or aurelian is a person who specialises in the study of Lepidoptera,[1] members of an order encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies. The term also includes hobbyists who are not formal scholars, who catch, collect, study, or simply observe lepidopterans.[2] The field is formally known as Lepidopterology.

Fictional lepidopterists

See also

References

  1. "lepidopterist". (n.d.). In Dictionary Definitions. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/lepidopterist.
  2. "Home page of "lepidopterist.org"". Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. "Excerpts from A Guide to Nabokov's Butterflies and Moths". Pennsylvania State University Library. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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