RHC
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British entomologist
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Male
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Birth:
5 December 1918
Death:
1 January 1982
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Herbert Carcasson (5 December 1918, Cheltenham – 1982) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. He was Director of the Natural History Museum in Nairobi from 1961–1968.
Works
- (1961). The Acraea butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Acraeidae). J.E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. Special Supplement No 8
- (1963). The Milkweed butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Danaidae). J.E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. volume XXIV No.2 (106)
- (1964). A preliminary survey of the zoogeography of African butterflies. East African Wildlife journal 2: 122-157.
- (1968). The Sphingidae (Hawk Moths) of Eastern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. pp. 233. Nairobi: University of East Africa.
- (1975). The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera,Papilionidae). E. W. Classey Ltd. pdf
- (1976). Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. Second edition.Faringdon, Oxen: E.W. Classey Ltd.
- (1980). Collins Handguide to the butterflies of Africa. Collins: London