Bernard d'Abrera (28 August 1940 – 13 January 2017) was an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science, particularly noted for his books on true butterflies (Papilionoidea) and larger moths of the world (Saturniidae and Sphingidae).
In 1987, Hill House began a project to produce antiquarian facsimiles of the works of Victorian ornithologist John Gould, based on the Natural History Museum's collection.
Paradoxically, an almost equal amount of unknown creatures is being destroyed even before their discovery, because of the violent and ruthless destruction by civilized man of the complex miracles that make up the Neotropical ecosystem.
He describes evolution theory as "viscid, asphyxiating baggage" that requires "blind religious faith",[12] He believed it cannot be tested or demonstrated in any natural frame of reference, and therefore it may not be considered even a scientific postulate.
"[13] Arthur Shapiro, an evolutionary biologist and entomologist at the University of California at Davis, described d'Abrera's books thus:[14] Attention should be paid to their stupidities, their errors, their pig-headedness, their bad writing.
But if you're going to do that, at least get input from the people in the areas you cover geographically so you don't make an ass of yourself.Philip James DeVries described him as "likely one of the best known lepidopterists in the world, and therefore, an eminence on all things butterfly'.