Stephen E. Thorpe
Stephen E. Thorpe | |
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Thorpe at the University of Auckland in 2012 | |
| Born | 27 January 1970 Coventry, England, UK |
| Died | 24 August 2024 (aged 54) Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
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Stephen Ernest Thorpe (27 January 1970 – 24 August 2024) was an English-born entomologist in New Zealand. He contributed vast amounts of data and analysis in many contexts, particularly to iNaturalist. Thorpe was a member of the research group that described the beetle genus Neodoxa in 2003. In 2011, he helped with describing the New Zealand marsh beetle species Stenocyphon neozealandicus by recognising the species among unsorted insect specimens at Auckland War Memorial Museum while he was volunteering. Thirteen species were named after Thorpe.
Thorpe was murdered on 24 August 2024 during his daily walk to search for insects and plants.