Person

Barnard, Wilfred Bourne (1870 - 1940)

Born
1870
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died
1940
Occupation
Entomologist and Grazier

Summary

Wilfred Barnard was a grazier and keen entomological collector. He devoted much time to the large wood-boring moths of the genus Xyleutes.

Details

Born Rockhampton, Queensland, October 1870. Grazier in Queensland and New South Wales. Seriously interested in entomology from 1920; formed a large collection of Lepidoptera.

Published resources

Books

  • Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors (Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932), 380 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Ingram, Glen, 'Barnard, Henry Greensill (Harry) (1869-1966), zoologist, naturalist and grazier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 114-116. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130139b.htm. Details

Resources

See also

  • Upton, M. S., A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1997), 386 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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