Adolphe Hercule de Graslin (11 April 1802, Chateaux de Malitourne,
Flée, Sarthe – 31 May 1882, Malitourne) was a French
entomologist.
Adolphe Hercule de Graslin specialised in
Lepidoptera. He was a founding member of the
Société Entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. The society was founded in 1832 in Paris, France.
The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832. The first ...
. His collection was acquired by
Charles Oberthür.
Works
With
Jean Alphonse Boisduval and
Jules Pierre Rambur
Jules Pierre Rambur (21 July 1801 – 10 August 1870) was a French entomologist.
Rambur was born in Chinon. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica and Andalusia. He was the author of ''Histoire naturelle des insectes'' (1842) amongst other wo ...
, he wrote ''Collection iconographique et historique des chenilles; ou, Description et figures des chenilles d'Europe, avec l'histoire de leurs métamorphoses, et des applications à l'agriculture'', Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de
Roret, 1832.
References
*Anonym 1883:
raslin, A. H. de''Annales de la
Société entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. The society was founded in 1832 in Paris, France.
The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832. The first ...
'' (6), Paris 3: 561-564
*Letacq; Gerbault, E. 1918:
raslin, A. H. deLe Mans, Monnoyer
*
arseul, S. A. de1889: ''Les Entomologistes et leurs Écrits''. L'Abeille. Journal d'entomologie. Cinquieme. série. , Paris.
*Reiche, L. 1882:
raslin, A. H. de''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (6), Bulletin, Paris CIX
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*''Collection iconographique et historique des chenilles; ou, Description et figures des chenilles d'Europe, avec l'histoire de leurs métamorphoses, et des applications à l'agriculture''
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French lepidopterists
1802 births
1882 deaths
People from Sarthe
19th-century French zoologists
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