Lepidopterology
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Lepidopterology is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian.
A Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland
Another Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland
Géographe and Naturaliste
Moth
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Moths are a group of winged insects of the order Lepidoptera, the other well-known members of which are butterflies; they are characterized by dark or dull patterned wings. They were previously classi
Lepidopterology
…from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale', πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία (-logia)) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian. Post-Renaissance, the rise of the "lepidopterist…
Autographa gamma en Trachelospermum jasminoides 02
Arctia caja 525
Basic moth identification features
Ardices canescens, eating a leaf