Entomology as a written science probably originated with the ancient Greeks; Aristotle being regarded as the first published entomologist. It was, however, not until the Renaissance and the invention of the microscope that any further advances were made. The formation of national entomological...

The purpose of this paper is to present the collected data on the Lepidoptera species of the Saturniidae family. The studied species are available in the four Lepidoptera collections preserved by the Natural History Museum of Sibiu, Romania: the Lepidoptera collection by Daniel Czekelius, the...

This paper determines the scale of the insect festival industry in North America, describes the basic characteristics and purposes of insect festivals, and offers strategies for managing the implications of those festivals for sustainability. The paper is based on a 2015 web-based search, which...

Rapid economic development has accelerated urbanisation and biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Studies of urban ecology have suggested urban parks can be effective refuges for wildlife in temperate regions, but their effectiveness as refuges in rapidly urbanising tropical regions is understudied. ...

The capital of China, Beijing, has a history of more than 800 years of urbanization, representing a unique site for studies of urban ecology. Urbanization can severely impact butterfly communities, yet there have been no reports of the species richness and distribution of butterflies in urban parks ...

This paper aims to illustrate the extent and characteristics of insect-related events in Japan by presenting the results of an extensive website survey. The following information were collected from the websites: type of organizer (private company, tourism association, government body, citizen...

Founded in 1626 as a botanical garden and established in 1793 as a museum, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is one of the oldest research institutions in the world. The 42 staff of the Entomological Laboratory includes 25 research scientists. Its insect collections are the richest in the...

New Zealand has a relatively rich moth fauna associated with tussock grasslands, reflecting the historic importance of plant communities containing native grasses in the New Zealand landscape. Extensive grassland communities were most common in the eastern and central regions of New Zealand's South ...

The entomological studies, particularly on the taxonomy of the Polyommatini, carried out by Vlaidmir Nabokov are reviewed and the role these played in his life in comparison to his work as an author is discussed.