Eugene G. Munroe

Eugene G. Munroe
Born
Eugene Gordon Munroe

(1919-09-08)8 September 1919
Died31 May 2008(2008-05-31) (aged 88)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationEntomologist
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology

Eugene Gordon Munroe (8 September 1919 – 31 May 2008) was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Munroe was "the acknowledged authority on the Pyraloidea worldwide for many years".[1] From 1976 to 1982, he also served as editor-in-chief of Moths of America North of Mexico.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Solis, M. Alma (2008). "Eugene G. Munroe 'The Lepidopterist' 1919-2008" (PDF). Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada. 40 (3): 139–143.