Friederike Lienig (December 8, 1790 – 7 June, 1855) was a Latvian

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

. Four species of tiny moths are named after her. One is ''

Cosmopterix lienigiella ''Cosmopterix lienigiella'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain, the Alps and Greece and from Ireland to Ukraine. It is also present in eastern Russia and Japan. It is the type species of the genus ''Cos ...

''. At first self taught she was later instructed by

Philipp Christoph Zeller Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist. Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Philipp ...

at the technical high school in Meseritz.She was a Member of the

Stettin Entomological Society The Entomological Society of Stettin (german: Entomologischer Verein zu Stettin) or Stettin Entomological Society, based in Stettin (Szczecin), was one of the leading entomological societies of the 19th century. Most German entomologists were membe ...

. She described several new moths including ''

Ortholepis vacciniella ''Ortholepis vacciniella'' is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia. The wingspan is 12–18 mm. The ...

'', ''

Udea inquinatalis ''Udea inquinatalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1846. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian ...

'', ''

Argyresthia pulchella ''Argyresthia pulchella'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia. The wingspan ...

'' and ''

Coleophora deauratella ''Coleophora deauratella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, Tasmania, North America and New Zealand. Description The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Head metallic bronze. Antennae dark grey, apex whi ...

'' with Philipp Christoph Zeller.

Works

*Lepidopterologische Fauna von Livland und Curland (m. Anm. v. P. C. Zeller), in: ''Isis v. Oken'' 1846, 175-302

References

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1790 births 1855 deaths 19th-century Latvian people Baltic-German people Lepidopterists {{Entomologist-stub