William Doherty

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William Doherty (May 15, 1857, Cincinnati – May 25, 1901 Nairobi) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Arhopala alitaeus mirabella Doherty,1889 J. asiat. Soc. Bengal
Arhopala alitaeus mirabella Doherty,1889 J. asiat. Soc. Bengal

He collected butterflies in India, Burma, the Andaman Islands, Nicobar, Siam, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea and British East Africa and described many new species. He also collected birds.

His collections are shared between the American Museum of Natural History,[1] the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, the Brooklyn Museum, and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

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  1. ^ LeCroy, M (2003). Type Specimens of Birds in the American Museum of Natural History Part 5. Passeriformes: Alaudidae, Hirundinidae, Motacillidae, Campephagidae, Pycnonotidae, Irenidae, Laniidae, Vangidae, Bombycillidae, Dulidae, Cinclidae, Troglodytidae, And Mimidae (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
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