S. A. von Rottemburg
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S. A. von Rottemburg was a German entomologist in the 18th century. Little is known about him by scientific historians. In the 1770s he took over Johann Siegfried Hufnagel's lepidopterological collection and published several works about it.
He described several species:
- Paranthrene tabaniformis
- Hyles gallii
- Thymelicus acteon (Lulworth Skipper)
- Polyommatus icarus (Purple-shot Copper)
- Polyommatus semiargus (Mazarine Blue)
- Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue)
- Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
- Brenthis ino
- Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
- Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary)
- Hyponephele lycaon
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