Roland Trimen
British entomologist (1840-1916) · Scientists · Died at 75
Roland Trimen FRS was a British-South African naturalist, best known for South African Butterflies (1887-89), a collaborative work with Colonel James Henry Bowker. He was among the first entomologists to investigate mimicry and polymorphism in butterflies and their restriction to females.
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He also collaborated with Charles Darwin to study the pollination of Disa orchids.
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Lived 1840 to 1916 · aged 75
