David L. Wagner (born 1956) is an entomologist and a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Caterpillars of Eastern North America, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative field guides on caterpillars.[1] He also serves as an advisor for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
He lists his current areas of interest as insect biosystematics and conservation biology of invertebrates, including a taxonomic interest in microlepidoptera, especially basal lineages, including Hepialidae, and leaf mining families such as Gracillariidae. [2] He received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Awards and honors
edit- 2006: National Outdoor Book Award (Nature Guidebook), Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Works
edit- Caterpillars of Eastern North America : A Guide to Identification and Natural History. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-691-12143-5 (cl. : alk. paper) ISBN 0-691-12144-3 (pb. : alk. paper)
References
edit- ^ "Quick, Before It Molts". The New York Times. 8 August 2006.
- ^ "Research". David Wagner's Entomology Lab. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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