Coleman Townsend Robinson (12 January 1838 – 1 May 1872) was an American

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 ...

who specialised in

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

. He wrote Grote, A.R., & Robinson, C.T. 1867–1868. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera – Nos 1–3. ''Transactions of the

American Entomological Society The American Entomological Society was founded on March 1, 1859. It is the oldest continuously operating entomology society in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the oldest scientific societies in the United States. It is headquartered in Philade ...

'' 1(1): 1–30; (2): 171–192, pl. 4; (4): 323–360, pl. 6, pl. 7 with Augustus Radcliffe Grote.

References

*Skinner, Henry (H.S.). Coleman T. Robinson. ''Entomological News'', Vol. 36 (1925), p. 309
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*Coleman Townsend Robinson. Find a Grave. *Headrick, David; George Gordh (2003). ''A Dictionary of Entomology''. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing, 788. . American entomologists 1872 deaths 1838 births {{zoologist-stub