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Augustus Radcliffe Grote

Augustus Radcliffe Grote

British lepidopterist
Augustus Radcliffe Grote was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. He is best known for his work on North American Noctuidae. A number of species were named after him, including the moth Horama grotei. Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1841, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Died: September 12, 1903 (age 62 years), Hildesheim, Germany
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