Post by wollastoni on Mar 18, 2022 8:38:19 GMT -8
Our dear friend Fred Gerrits passed away on 8th March 2022 after a long illness.
Fred has described several lepidoptera species including a lot of new Delias taxa, like Delias hemianops.
He had one of the largest Delias collection that he donated to an Australian museum. I know he has worked on several other genera too.
I had the pleasure to exchange a lot of Papuan Delias specimens with him (and also some Parnassius from Nepal that he collected himself)
A major loss for our community.
RIP Fred !
Fred has described several lepidoptera species including a lot of new Delias taxa, like Delias hemianops.
He had one of the largest Delias collection that he donated to an Australian museum. I know he has worked on several other genera too.
I had the pleasure to exchange a lot of Papuan Delias specimens with him (and also some Parnassius from Nepal that he collected himself)
A major loss for our community.
RIP Fred !
