Robert Michael Pyle

Robert Michael Pyle
Pyle in 2013
Born (1947-07-19) July 19, 1947
Alma materYale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Occupation(s)Lepidopterist, writer, professor

Robert Michael Pyle (born 19 July 1947) is an American lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Much of his life story is told in the 2020 feature film The Dark Divide, where Pyle is played by David Cross.