Toomas Tammaru Explained

Toomas Tammaru (born 3 May 1968 in Tartu) is an Estonian lepidopterist and professor of entomology at the University of Tartu.^[1]

Together with Andro Truuverk and Erki Õunap, he transferred the butterfly Epirrita pulchraria to the genus Malacodea.^[2]

The butterfly (Manota toomasi Hippa & Kurina, 2012) is named after him.^[3]

He is the editor of the publication Lepinfo of the Estonian Naturalists' Society.^[4]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: CV: Toomas Tammaru . www.etis.ee . 4 May 2021.
2. Web site: Truuverk . Andro . Õunap . Erki . Tammaru . Toomas . Epirrita pulchraria (Taylor, 1907) transferred to Malacodea, with notes on the phylogeny and ecology of the tribe Operophterini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) . Zootaxa . 4 May 2021 . 145–156 . en . 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.2.4 . 27 April 2017.
3. Web site: Manota toomasi . www.gbif.org . 4 May 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Elulookirjeldus. Eesti teadus- ja arendustegevuse infosüsteem. 4 May 2021.