Donald R. Davis (entomologist)

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Donald Ray Davis (born Oklahoma City, 28 March 1934) is an American entomologist, specializing in Lepidoptera.[1]

Biography

In 1956 Davis earned his bachelor's degree in Entomology at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1962.[1]

Since 1961 Davis has been a research entomologist in microlepidoptera for the Smithsonian Institution.[1]

The Lepidopterists' Society awarded him its Karl Jordan Medal in 1977 for his work on the Prodoxidae.

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Museum of Natural History". naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

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