Wilhelm Steudel (1829, Oberurbach – 1903,

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) was a

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physician,

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and

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who specialised in

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. He described the moth '' Rhigognostis incarnatella'' (Steudel, 1873) as Eine neue ''Plutella'' – ''Entomologische Zeitung Stettin'' 34: 340 - 342. His other papers were published in ''Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg''. Steudel was a member of the

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. His collection of

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microlepidoptera is curated by the

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References

*Harde, K. W. 1969: ''100 Jahre Entomologischer Verein Stuttgart''. Stuttgart: Entomologischer Verein Stuttgart 1869 e.V:, 1-15 S., pp. 11.
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*Hausenbalas, D. 2006 Korrekturen und Ergänzungen zur Mikrolepidopterenfauna Baden-Württembergs und angrenzender Gebiete. ''Mitteilungen des Entomologischen Vereins Stuttgart'' 41 (1/2), 3-2
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*Furrington, H. 2002 Die Vögel im Stadt- und Landkreis Heilbronn aus historischer Zeit bis 2001. - ''Ornithologische Jahreshefte für Baden-Württemberg'' 18 (1): 1–304. {{DEFAULTSORT:Steudel, Wilhelm German ornithologists German lepidopterists 1903 deaths 1829 births