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Bernard d'Abrera
Bernard d'Abrera (28 August 1940 – 13 January 2017) was an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science, particularly noted for his books on true butterflies (Papilionoidea) and larger moths of the world (Saturniidae and Sphingidae). Referred to as one of the world's best-known lepidopterists by "The Daily Telegraph", his work since 1982 was openly critical of evolution.
Biography.
Bernard d'Abrera was a graduate of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. While at the
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- "Thestor" Afrotropic ecozone
- Tribe Liphyrini
- "Euliphyra" Afrotropic ecozone
- "Aslauga" Afrotropic ecozone
- "Liphyra" Indomalaya ecozone, Australasian ecozone
- Tribe Tarakini Eliot, 1973
- "Taraka" East Asian Palearctic ecozone, Indomalaya ecozone
References.
- Bernard d'Abrera (1986) "Butterflies of the Oriental Region". Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers
- Bernard d'Abrera, (1980) "Butterflies of the Afrotropical region based on Synonymic catalogue