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David L. Wagner (born 1956) is an entomologist and a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Caterpillars of Eastern North America, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative field guides on caterpillars. [1] He also serves as an advisor for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. He is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ad hoc committee on Status of Insects in North America. [2]
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He lists his current areas of interest as insect biosystematics and conservation biology of invertebrates, including a taxonomic interest in microlepidoptera, especially basal lineages, including Hepialidae, and leaf mining families such as Gracillariidae. [3] He received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
