Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance.
Secusio is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.
Erpis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It contains only one species, Erpis macularis, which is found on Borneo.
Ravanoa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1885. It contains only one species, Ravanoa xiphialis, described by Francis Walker in 1859, which is found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and on Borneo.
Gyrtona is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Olulis is a genus in the moth family Erebidae. There are about eight described species in Olulis, found in South, Southeast, and East Asia, and in Australia.
Argidava is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
Batrachedra arenosella, the armoured scale eating caterpillar or the coconut moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was first described by Francis Walker using specimens collected in Auckland, New Zealand. It has been hypothesised that the New Zealand moth may contain two distinct species. As well as the moth species in New Zealand, this name has been applied, perhaps incorrectly, to moths found in India, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, and Réunion, as well as in Australia, from the Northern Territory and northern Queensland to New South Wales and South Australia.
Amerila rufifemur is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ericeia congressa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is known to be found in South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. It was described by Francis Walker in 1858.
Terina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Dipaenae ferruginosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Amazon region.
Dipaenae contenta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Amazon region.
Ischnurges gratiosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan and India and on Borneo and the Maldives.
Maceda is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.
Compsoctena connexalis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in South Africa.
Compsoctena ursulella is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sierra Leone.
Gracilanja is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae erected by Thierry Bouyer in 2011. Its single species, Gracilanja gracilis, was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Poloma angulata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in South Africa.
Phiala venusta is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sierra Leone.
