Alexandre Constant also known as Alfred Constant (14 September 1829,

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– 13 May 1901,

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) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Constant was a

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er. He became a Member of the

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in 1854. He was principally interested in

Microlepidoptera Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to ...

Works

Partial list *''Histoire naturelle des papillons'' (Paris : esloges(1850) *''Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Saône-et-Loire'' (1866) *Notes sur quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux ''Annales de la

'' (6) 4 : 201-216, pl. 9 (1884), : 251-262, pl. 10 (1885) *Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux ou peu connus. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' 6 (8): 161-172 + pl. (1888) *Descriptions de Microlépidoptères nouveaux ou peu connus ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (6) 10 : 5-16 (1890)

References

*Anonym 1901: onstant, A.''The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation'', London 12:218 *Fowler, W. W. 1901: onstant, A.(The) ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London'' for the Year 1901 XXXV *Mac Lachlan, R. 1901: onstant, A.The '' Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'', Third Series, London 37: 173-17
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