Jan Sepp (1778–1853)[1] was a Dutch entomologist.

Jan Sepp
frontispiece of Surinaamsche vlinders
Born18 September 1778 Edit this on Wikidata
Died19 December 1853 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
WorksFlora Batava, Netherlands, Nederlandsche vogelen Edit this on Wikidata

He is noted for Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend (Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature), a three volume work containing approximately 150 entomological illustrations of lepidoptera together with their verbal descriptions,[2] for which he contributed the texts.[3]

His zoological author abbreviation is Sepp.[4] See also the list of taxa named by him.

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  1. ^ "Sepp, Jan". www.biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sepp, J. (1848–1852). Surinaamsche vlinders : naar het leven geteekend / Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48616. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ http://data.bibliotheken.nl/doc/thes/p164301054 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Polythrix octomaculata (Sepp, [1844])". insecta.pro. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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