Robert Michael Pyle

"Robert Pyle" redirects here. For the horticulturist, see Robert Pyle (horticulturist).

Robert Michael Pyle
Pyle in 2013
Born (1947-07-19) July 19, 1947 (age 77)
Denver, Colorado, US
Alma materYale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Occupation(s)Lepidopterist, writer, professor

Robert Michael Pyle (born 19 July 1947)[1] is an American lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.[2][3] Much of his life story is told in the 2020 feature film The Dark Divide, where Pyle is played by David Cross.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Robert Michael Pyle | Xerces Society". xerces.org. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Xerces Story | Xerces Society". xerces-dev.org. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Dark Divide (2020)". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "DarkDivideFilm". Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.