Annette Braun

Annette Frances Braun (August 24, 1884 – November 27, 1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths.

She developed expertise in the moths of the eastern North American forests, becoming an international authority who has been described as one of the most accomplished lepidopterists of the 20th century.

A skilled artist with pen and ink, she often illustrated her work with detailed anatomical drawings made from her own field observations and microscope studies.

[1] Starting in the 1910s, they walked, rode horses and trains and (later) drove hundreds of miles through the forests of eastern North America – especially Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee – in search of plant and moth specimens.

[8] "Annette's Rock" is a trailside landmark named after Braun on the Lynx Prairie nature reserve in Ohio.