Benjamin Preston Clark
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Benjamin Preston Clark was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
, especially Sphingidae
.
His worldwide collection is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
in Pittsburg.
Clark wrote New American Sphingidae (1916) and very many scientific papers describing new species of Sphingidae.
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, especially Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
.
His worldwide collection is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, was founded by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896...
in Pittsburg.
Clark wrote New American Sphingidae (1916) and very many scientific papers describing new species of Sphingidae.