Entomologist Charles Valentine Riley's artifacts and papers.

From: Agricultural Research | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Wood, Marcia | Copyright information

Bugs, butterflies, moths, caterpillars, and blooms of dozens of plants come alive in the graceful, precise drawings of Charles Valentine Riley, the foremost American entomologist of the late 1800s. His accomplishments in what r was then a newly emerging profession remain milestones in the field.

Yet Riley was more than an entomologist. A true Renaissance man, he is described by biographers as an artist, poet, writer, journalist, linguist, naturalist, and philosopher. Tod...

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