Augustus Radcliffe Grote
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Augustus Radcliffe Grote (1841 Liverpool
, England
- 1903 Hildesheim
, Germany
) was a British
entomologist who worked mainly in America
.
Grote investigated, discovered and designated various butterflies and moths in North America
, particularly in the USA, Mexico
and Cuba
.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- 1903 Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) was a British
United Kingdom
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entomologist who worked mainly in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Grote investigated, discovered and designated various butterflies and moths in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, particularly in the USA, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
Works
- The effect of the glacial epoch upon the distribution of insects in North America, Salem, Mass., Printed at the Salem press, 1876
- Notes on the Sphingidæ of Cuba, Philadelphia, 1865
- Check list of the Noctuidae of America, north of Mexico ... I - II. Buffalo, N. Y., 1875-76.