Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval (1874)

Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval (June 17, 1799–December 30, 1879) was a French lepidopterist and physician. He developed the Boisduval scale and identified many new species of butterflies.One of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France he was the co-founder of the Societe Entomologique de France. Early in his career, he was interested in Coleoptera and allied himself with both Lacordaire and Latreille. He was the curator of the Pierre Françoise Marie Auguste Dejean collection in Paris and described many species of beetles as well as butterflies and moths resulting from the voyages of the "Astrolabe" the expedition ship of Jean-François de Galaup, count de La Pérouse and the "Coquille" , that of Louis Isidore Duperrey. Boisduval's Elateridae are in the Natural History Museum, London and the types of Curculionidae in Brussels Natural History Museum. His Lepidoptera wer sold to Charles Oberthür . The Sphingidae are in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Image File history File links Subject : Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval (1799-1879) Date of photography : 1876. ... Image File history File links Subject : Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval (1799-1879) Date of photography : 1876. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A lepidopterist is a person who catches and collects, or simply studies, lepidopterans, members of an order comprising butterflies, skippers, and moths. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... In biology, a species is, loosely speaking, a group of related organisms that share a more or less distinctive form and are capable of interbreeding. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). ... Pierre Françoise Marie Auguste Dejean (August 10, 1780 - March 17, 1845), was a French entomologist. ... Lapérouse by François Rude (1784-1855), in 1828 Lapérouse Jean François Galaup, count (comte) de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741 - 1788) was a French naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. ... Louis Isidore Duperrey (1786 - 1865) was a French sailor and explorer. ... Genera incomplete list Alaus - eyed elater Melanotus Pyrophorus Click beetles (family Elateridae), sometimes called elaters, are distinguished by the unique click sound they produce. ... The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high Victorian architecture. ... Charles Oberthür (1845 - 1924) was a French entomologist. ... Genera Macroglossinae Smerinthinae Sphinginae etc. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ...

Works

Jean Baptiste Alphonse DeChauffour Boisduval and John Eaton Le Conte, 1829 Histoire général et iconographie des lepidoptérès et des chenilles de l’Amerique septentrionale . [ in English, General history and illustations of the Lepidoptera and moths (sic) of South America] published at Paris. The work was not completed until 1842. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

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Boisduval Watercolours

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