Dilbert Elmo Hardy (September 3, 1914 – October 17, 2002) was an American entomologist who specialized in Diptera systematics.
Hardy was born on September 3, 1914, in Lehi, Utah.
He was married to Agnes Thomas Hardy who played a pivotal role in supporting his education, his career as well as illustrating his scientific articles.
[1][2] In over 70 years of research Hardy published 437 articles and notes in which he named and described nearly 2,000 species in 34 different families of Diptera.
He made significant contributions to taxonomy and systematics of flies from the Asia-Pacific Region in particular.