Benjamin Preston Clark

Benjamin Preston Clark (October 8, 1860, in West Roxbury – January 11, 1939, in Philadelphia) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera, especially Sphingidae.[1][2][3] He also operated a mercantile business and patented a new form of twine for binding grain.[4]

  1. ^ Clark, Benjamin Preston (1916). "New American Sphingidae". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club. 6: 39–50.
  2. ^ Clark, Benjamin Preston (1936). "Descriptions of twenty-four new Sphingidae and notes concerning two others". Proceedings of the New Zealand Zoological Club. 15: 71–91.
  3. ^ Clark, Benjamin Preston (1923). "Twenty-five New Sphingidae". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club. 8: 1–23.
  4. ^ Patent US416052, United States Patent Office. November 26, 1889.