Emily L. Morton
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| Born | April 3, 1841 New Windsor, New York, US |
| Died | January 8, 1920 (aged 78) New Windsor, New York, US |
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | "The Life-Histories of the New York Slug Caterpillars" series |
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| Fields | Entomology, scientific illustration |
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Emily L. Morton (April 3, 1841 – January 8, 1920) was an American
Life
Emily L. Morton was born on April 3, 1814, in
Morton described Lepidoptera life histories in U.S. entomological circles acquiring, rearing, and illustrating the life stages.[1]
She met other collectors through articles and advertisements in the journal The Canadian Entomologist.[2] In 1893, Morton began working with entomologist Harrison G. Dyar after they both placed ads requesting exchanges of moths, including limacodids, in Entomological News.[1]
She also supplied a researcher Alpheus Spring Packard, PhD, with rare specimens of insects injurious to forest and shade trees, such as Janassa lignicolor, Hyparpax aurora and others.[3]
Morton sold eight specimens of her extensive collection of Lepidoptera in which she had hybridized several forms, to an English collector.[2]
She is not known to have published her research results,[2] however Morton became a co-author at onset of "The Life-Histories of the New York Slug Caterpillars" series.[1]
In 1904, Morton's collection of insects was divided between the American Museum of Natural History, the Boston Society of Natural History, and private collectors.[2]
Emily L. Morton died on January 8, 1920, in New Windsor.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-021527-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.
- ^ Packard, Alpheus Spring (1890). Insects Injurious to Forest and Shade Trees. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 923.
