Fritz Ludwig Otto Wichgraf

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Fritz Ludwig Otto Wichgraf (born 9 May 1853) was a German entomologist.

Wichgraf's Lepidoptera collection was purchased by James John Joicey. [1] His collections of Acraea , Lasiocampidae and Bombycidae are in the Natural History Museum, London.

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References

  1. Joicey, J. J.; Talbot, G., eds. (1924). The Bulletin of the Hill Museum: A Magazine of Lepidoptera. Vol. 1. London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson Ltd. Retrieved 6 December 2019.