Frederic Moore FZS (May 13, 1830–May 10, 1907) was a British entomologist. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία

A watercolour plate by Robert Templeton with notes by Frederic Moore on the left margin

Moore was an assistant curator in the East India Company Museum, London. Robert Templeton (1802 - 1892 a Naturalist, Artist and Entomologist was born at Cranmore, Belfast, Ireland. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He continued until the museum was disbanded in 1879. He wrote the Lepidoptera indica (1890–1913), a major work on the butterflies of the South Asia in 12 volumes, which was completed after his death by Charles Swinhoe. Colonel Charles Swinhoe ( 27 August 1838 - 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and Lepidopterist, who Many species of butterfly were named by him.

"Moore entered the doors of entomology by way of his artistic abilities. Dr. T. Horsfield (1777–1859), long associated with the East India Museum, required someone capable of doing natural history drawings and, through an introduction, Frederic Moore obtained the post. Thomas Horsfield, M D ( May 12, 1773 &ndash July 24, 1859) was an American Physician and naturalist. Thus began a lifetime association with Indian Lepidoptera"^[1]

Moore was an associate of the Linnean Society of London, a member of the Entomological Society of London, a corresponding member of the Entomological Society of Stettin and of the Entomological Society of the Netherlands. The Linnean Society of London is the World 's premier society for the study and dissemination of Taxonomy and natural history The Royal Entomological Society of London (formerly the Entomological Society of London) is devoted to Insect study The Entomological Society of Stettin (Entomologischer Verein zu Stettin or Stettin Entomological Society, based in Stettin (Szczecin, was one of the leading His other works included A catalogue of the birds in the museum of the East-India Company (1854–58, with Thomas Horsfield) and The Lepidoptera of Ceylon (1880–87). Thomas Horsfield, M D ( May 12, 1773 &ndash July 24, 1859) was an American Physician and naturalist.

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• A catalogue of the birds in the museum of the honourable East-India Company