Hugues-Fleury Donzel (14 February 1791,
Rive-de-Gier
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In 2020, with a population of 15,086 inhabitants and ...
, Loire – 18 November 1850,
Lyon
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)
[Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Donzel (Hugues-Fleury) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017, 915 p. ()] was a French
entomologist
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specialising in
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
and
moths
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.
He described ''
Euchloe charlonia
''Euchloe charlonia'', the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain
Spain, or the ...
'', ''
Cigaritis zohra
''Cigaritis zohra'', the Donzel's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.
The larvae feed on ''Coronilla minima'', in the later stages with ''Crematogaster
''Crematogaster'' is an ecological ...
'' (1847), ''
Pharmacis pyrenaicus'' and many other species. Donzel was a Member of the
Société entomologique de France
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Lactalis is the largest dairy p ...
.
Works
*Donzel, Hugues (1837): Observations sur l'accouplement de quelques genres de Lépidoptères diurnes, et sur le genre Piéride. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France''
, pp.
7-81*Donzel, Hugues (1842): Description de deux Lépidoptères nouveaux recueillis en Barbarie par le Capitaine Charlon. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France''
1, pp. [197-199, pl 8, 2 f
online*Donzel, Hugues (1847): Description de Lépidoptères nouveaux. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (2)5, pp. [525-530]
Bibliography
* Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Donzel (Hugues-Fleury) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017, 915 p. ()
* Groll, E. K. (Hrsg.): Biografien der Entomologen der Welt : Datenbank. Version 4.15 : Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, 201
* Walther Horn & Sigmund Schenkling: Index Litteraturae Entomologicae. Serie I: Die Welt-Literatur über die gesamte Entomologie bis inklusive 1863. Berlin 1928.
References
French entomologists
1791 births
1850 deaths
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