Philibert Germain

Philibert Germain or Filiberto Germain in the Spanish form (25 January 1827 – 9 December 1913) was a French-born naturalist who worked in Chile and collected specimens across South America. He worked as a curator of entomology at the Museo Nacional in Santiago for some time. Several species including the orchid Habenaria germainii and the butterfly Tetraphlebia germainii are named after him.

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