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Entomology & Plant Pathology
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775

TEL: (662) 325-2085
FAX: (662) 325-8837

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RICHARD L. BROWN

Professor of Entomology
Director, Mississippi Entomological Museum
Mississipi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775

TEL: (662) 325-2085
FAX: (662) 325-8837

Email: moth@ra.msstate.edu

B.S. Zoology, 1970, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
M.S. 1973, Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Ph.D. Entomology, 1980, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

I began collecting insects during the 1960's in northwestern Arkansas. As a student at University of Arkansas (M.S., 1973), I became interested in the Lepidoptera, especially the "micros" of the southern Ozarks. After serving as a medical entomologist in the military for two years, I concentrated on the systematics of Epinotia and other tortricids at Cornell University. Upon completing my doctorate in 1980, I was employed as Director of the Mississippi Entomological Museum and Assistant Professor to teach taxonomy courses at Mississippi State University. Following collecting trips to Chile, Venezuela, New Caledonia and Fiji Islands, I began concentrating on the relatively unknown moth fauna in southeastern U.S., especially in unique and threatened habitats in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In addition to faunistic work, I am continuing long term work on systematics of tortricid moths and am interested in evolution of wing patterns and the role of abiotic selection factors on feeding strategies and other adaptations. I am currently project director of the Mississippi Arthropod Survey, technical editor of the Mississippi Entomological Museum Publication Series, and organizer of the annual William H. Cross Expedition.

Professional Organization Membership And Service

Association for Tropical Lepidoptera
Association of Systematic Collections
Entomological Society of America
Entomological Society of Washington
Entomology Collections Network
Kansas Entomological Society
Kentucky Lepidopterists Society
Lepidopterists' Society
Mississippi Entomological Association
Mississippi Museum Association
New York Entomological Society
Pacific Coast Entomological Society
Society of Systematic Zoology
Southern Lepidopterists' Society

Selection Recent Publications

Horak, M. and R.L. Brown. 1991. Taxonomy and phylogeny. pp. 23-50. In. L.P.S. van der Geest and H.H. Evenhuis (Eds.). Tortricoid Pests. Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. Elsevier Science Publ. 808 pp.

Brown, R.L. and J.A. Powell. 1991. A new species of Epiblema (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from coastal redwood forests in California with an analysis of the forewing pattern. Pan-Pacific Entomol. 67: 107-114.