Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. | |
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![]() Packard circa 1888 | |
Born | |
Died | February 14, 1905 | (aged 65)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Bowdoin College, 1861 Harvard University, 1864 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology Palaeontology |
Institutions | Brown University |
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Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. LL.D. (February 19, 1839 โ February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species โ especially butterflies and moths โ and was one of the founders of The American Naturalist.[1]