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The society's main organ is the '''''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society''''', which has been published continuously since 1947. Back issues |
The society's main organ is the '''''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society''''', which has been published continuously since 1947. Back issues up and including 1947 are freely available and hosted by the [[Peabody Museum of Natural History]] at [[Yale University]].<ref name="Peabody-jls">{{cite web |title=Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society |url=http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls |publisher=[[Yale University]] |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> Subsequent issues are available via [[BioOne]].<ref name="BioOne">{{cite web |title=All Issues - The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society |url=https://www.bioone.org/loi/lepi |publisher=BioOne |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> |
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Since 1959, the society has also published a quarterly newsletter, the '''''News of the Lepidopterists' Society'''''. All back issues of this, too, are available from the Peabody Museum.<ref name="Peabody-nls">{{cite web |title=News of The Lepidopterists' Society |url=http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/nls/ |publisher=[[Yale University]] |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> |
Since 1959, the society has also published a quarterly newsletter, the '''''News of the Lepidopterists' Society'''''. All back issues of this, too, are available from the Peabody Museum.<ref name="Peabody-nls">{{cite web |title=News of The Lepidopterists' Society |url=http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/nls/ |publisher=[[Yale University]] |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:03, 7 January 2019
| Formation | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Scientific study of Lepidoptera |
| Headquarters | United States |
Region served | International |
Main organ | Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society |
| Website | www |
The Lepidopterists' Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). Founded in 1947 and based in the United States, it has an international focus and membership.
Publications
The society's main organ is the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, which has been published continuously since 1947. Back issues up and including 1947 are freely available and hosted by the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University.[1] Subsequent issues are available via BioOne.[2]
Since 1959, the society has also published a quarterly newsletter, the News of the Lepidopterists' Society. All back issues of this, too, are available from the Peabody Museum.[3]
A series of occasional papers is called Memoirs:[3]
- Memoir 1. A Synonmyic List of the Neractic Rhophalocera. C. F. dos Passos, 1964
- Memoir 2. A Catalogue/Checklist of the Butterflies of America North of Mexico. L. D. Miller and F. M. Brown, 1981.
- Memoir 3. Supplement to: A Catalogue/Checklist of the Butterflies of America North of Mexico. C. D. Ferris (ed.), 1989
- Memoir 4. Foodplants of World Saturniidae. S. E. Stone, 1991
- Memoir 5. Basic Techniques for Observing and Studying Moths and Butterflies. W. D. Winter, Jr., 2000
Thee are also available via the Peabody.[3]
Other publications include:
- The Lepidopterists' Society Commemorative Volume 1945-1973. R. Kendall (compiler), 1977
Presidents
The society's fist president, in 1951, was James Halliday McDunnough of the Nova Scotia Museum of Science.[4] The next year, he was succeeded by the German-British entomologist Karl Jordan, of the Zoological Museum, Tring, England.[4] The president for 2018-2019 is Brian Scholtens.[4]
Awards
The society awards a Karl Jordan Medal, initiated in 1972, in honor of Jordan.[5] The first recipient was Henri Stempffer.[5]
A full list of recipients is:
- 1973: Henri Stempfer
- 1974: Frederick Stehr
- 1977: Donald R. Davis
- 1979: J.F. Gates Clarke
- 1980: Keith S. Brown Jr.
- 1982: Jerry A. Powell
- 1983: Elwood Curtin Zimmerman
- 1978: Pierre E.L. Viette
- 1984: David Francis Hardwick
- 1985: John Neville Eliot
- 1986: Frederick H. Rindge
- 1988: Niels P. Kristensen
- 1989: Phillip R. Ackery and Richard I. Vane-Wright
- 1990: Ebbe Schmidt-Nielsen
- 1995: Jeremy D. Holloway
- 1996: Ian Francis Bell Common
- 1997: Ronald Hodges
- 1999: Claude Lemaire
- 2000: Tosio Kumata
- 2002: Malcolm J. Scoble
- 2004: Eugene G. Munroe
- 2006: No award
- 2008: Gaden S. Robinson
- 2011: J. Donald Lafontaine
- 2013: James S. Miller
- 2015: Ted Edwards
- 2017: Phillip J. DeVries
The society also grants honorary life memberships, such as that conferred on Lincoln Brower.[6]
References
- ^ "Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society". Yale University. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "All Issues - The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society". BioOne. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "News of The Lepidopterists' Society". Yale University. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "History". Lepidopterists' Society. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b Miller, D. Lee (1973). "First Karl Jordan Medal awarded to Henri Stempffer" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 27 (4 pages=311-312). Lepidopterists' Society.
{{cite journal}}: Missing pipe in:|issue=(help) - ^ Carey, Janika. "Renowned monarch butterfly expert Lincoln Brower dies, but his legacy lives on". Sweet Briar College. Retrieved 5 January 2019.