Richard South
Richard South FRES (1846–1932) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). He is best known for writing three important books on butterflies and moths of the British Isles. He published many papers on the Lepidoptera of the Far East, including China and Korea,[1] and an account of the butterflies collected by Captain F.M. Bailey in western China, Tibet and South-Eastern and the Mishmi Hills.[2]
Books
- South R. (1906) The Butterflies of the British Isles, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 210 pp.
- South R. (1907) The Moths of the British Isles, (First Series), Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 359 pp.
- South R. (1908) The Moths of the British Isles, (Second Series), Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 388 pp.
- South R. (1923) Catalogue of the Collection of Palaearctic Butterflies, (Publisher unknown) 240 pp.
- South R., Stokoe W.J. & Stovin G.H.T. (1948) The Caterpillars of British Moths including the Eggs, Chrysalids and Food-Plants, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 408 pp.
References
- Salmon, M.A. (2000) The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors, Harley Books, Colchester
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