Frederick Parkhurst Dodd, with a case containing his largest specimen of the moth, Coscinocera hercules, The Hercules Moth, 1930s
Born
11 March 1861
Wickliffe, Victoria
Died
27 July 1937
Kuranda, Australia
Resting place
Kuranda Cemetery
Nationality
Australian
Known for
Entomological collection
Children
Alan Dodd
Elizabeth Dodd
Katherine Dodd
Parents
Frederick Dodd Sr. (father)
Maria Mayes (mother)
Frederick Parkhurst Dodd (11 March 1861 - 27 July 1937) was an Australian entomologist. He was known as the Butterfly Man of Kuranda.
Born in Victoria, Dodd worked in a bank in Townsville, Queensland for ten years before taking up entomology full-time. A number of species are named after him and his collection of insects was of importance. He undertook collecting expeditions in New Guinea as well as Australia.