Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy
Deceased Person
1798 – 1825
Who was Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy?
Alexandre Louis Lefebvre de Cérisy who introduced him to entomology. Of all insect orders he was principally interested in Lepidoptera. Basing his studies on the use of the wing veins for the classification of Hymenoptera, he proposed in 1842, a similar system of classification (based on the veins of the wings) for butterflies. He traveled throughout Europe, sometimes accompanied by naturalists such as Achille Rémy Percheron (1797-1869) in Provence and Gabriel Bibron (1805-1848) in Sicily. He was at the founding meeting, February 29, 1832, of the Société entomologique de France
Species of Lepidoptera named in honor of Cérisy: Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1819); Smerinthus cerisyi (Kirby,1837).
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- Born
- 1798
- Also known as
- Alexandre Louis Lefebvre de Cerisy
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- 1825
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on July 23, 2013
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