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    Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale', πτερόν (pterón) 'wing', and -λογία (-logia)) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific...
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    and damselflies Hemipterology – true bugs Isopterology – termites Lepidopterology – moths and butterflies Melittology (or Apiology) – bees Myrmecology...
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  • 30 years (she had previously retired in 1982). Evelyn is studying lepidopterology under the older Cynthia, who frequently lectures on her studies. Evelyn...
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    been no revolution in Russia, I would have devoted myself entirely to lepidopterology and never written any novels at all." The paleontologist and essayist...
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    Coleopterology Dipterology Ethnoentomology Heteropterology Hemipterology Lepidopterology Melittology Myrmecology Neuropterology Odonatology Orthopterology Trichopterology...
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  • Haydon Warren-Gash (born 8 August 1949) is a retired British diplomat, and a noted lepidopterist who has described several new species. Haydon Boyd Warren-Gash...
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    varietas (in botany); or form or morph (in zoology) or aberration (in lepidopterology) Subvariety (in botany) Form or forma (in botany) Ranks are assigned...
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    ZW sex-determination system (category Lepidopterology)
    The ZW sex-determination system is a chromosomal system that determines the sex of offspring in birds, some fish and crustaceans such as the giant river...
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    Diapause (category Lepidopterology)
    In animal dormancy, diapause is the delay in development in response to regular and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions. It is a physiological...
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    his native Bavaria after losing in the uprisings of 1848. He learned lepidopterology, which became his passionate hobby, gaining him a reputation for all...
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