Henry Doubleday (entomologist)
Henry Doubleday | |
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| Born | 1 July 1808 Epping, Essex, England |
| Died | 29 June 1875 (aged 66) Epping, Essex, England |
| Known for | Synonymic List of the British Lepidoptera |
| Relatives | Edward Doubleday, brother; Henry Doubleday (horticulturalist), cousin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Doubleday |
Henry Doubleday (1 July 1808 – 29 June 1875) was an English entomologist and ornithologist. There is a blue plaque to him at the corner of High Street and Buttercross Lane, Epping, at the site of his father's grocer shop. He wrote a catalogue of British butterflies and moths, and named a number of new species of moth, including the pigmy footman, Ashworth's rustic and marsh oblique-barred. His moth collection remains intact at the Natural History Museum.