Philip Crowley (entomologist)

Philip Crowley (1837 , Alton – 1900 , Croydon) was an English naturalist and entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera.

He was a Quaker and a partner in a brewing business.

He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the Zoological Society of London and the Entomological Society of London.

His extensive collections of Lepidoptera and bird’s eggs are in the Natural History Museum , London.

He named several taxa.

Crowley's Tiger was named to honour him.

References

Anonym 1901 [Crowley, P.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 37