Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy

Alexandre Louis Lefebvre de Cérisy (14 November 1798, Paris – 2 December 1867, le Bouchevilliers, near Gisors) was a French entomologist. De Cérisy worked as clerk to a solicitor. It was Jean Baptiste Godart (1775-1825) who introduced him to entomology. Species of Lepidoptera named in honor of Cérisy are: Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1822) and Smerinthus cerisyi (Kirby, 1837). * v * t * e * v * t * e

Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy

Alexandre Louis Lefebvre de Cérisy (14 November 1798, Paris – 2 December 1867, le Bouchevilliers, near Gisors) was a French entomologist. De Cérisy worked as clerk to a solicitor. It was Jean Baptiste Godart (1775-1825) who introduced him to entomology. Species of Lepidoptera named in honor of Cérisy are: Allancastria cerisyi (Godart, 1822) and Smerinthus cerisyi (Kirby, 1837). * v * t * e * v * t * e