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Bernard d'Abrera has died. One of the world's most renowned specialists...

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DYNASTES, 23.01.2017 8:19

On January 13, 2017, Bernard d'Abrera passed away. Australian entomologist and taxonomist, known for his numerous publications of books on lepidoptera.

For more than 40 years, he has been photographing museum specimens around the world, as well as collecting samples and entering their descriptions in catalogs.
In 1982, Bernard and his wife founded Lucilla Hill House Publishers in Melbourne and London to publish, among other things, their own work.

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24.01.2017 17:41, Wild Yuri

A man of great labor. How many beautiful books he has written about butterflies! An irreparable loss. Bright memory!

24.01.2017 18:23, Saadi

How pathetic. I recently sent him an email, but he didn't get a response. We will always remember this wonderful entomologist, traveler and just a person. Bright memory to him!

26.01.2017 19:13, Nikolaj Pichugin

Bright memory...

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