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lepidopterist

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lep·i·dop·ter·y  (lp-dpt-r) also lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gy (-t-rl-j)
n.
The branch of entomology that deals with lepidopterans.

lepi·dopter·ist n.

lepidopterist
Noun
a person who studies or collects moths and butterflies
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Noun1.lepidopteristlepidopterist - an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
bug-hunter, bugologist, entomologist - a zoologist who studies insects

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The piece is called Butterfly, 2005, and it conflates the passions of the sports fan and the lepidopterist.
Lepidopterists who have studied this phenomenon of "puddling" butterflies have found that certain species tend to congregate near muddy stream banks and that the puddlers are mostly males of the species.
He approached each one like a lepidopterist discovering a new species of butterfly.
 
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