| Walter Forster | |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Hörbach, Bavaria, Germany |
| Death Date: | 25 December 1986 |
| Death Place: | Augsburg, Bavaria |
| Nationality: | German |
| Occupation: | Entomologist |
| Children: | 2; Ernst and Gerhard |
Walter Forster (12 July 1910 – 25 December 1986) was a German entomologist.
He worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) and led two scientific collecting trips to South America.[1]
Forster is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus forsteri.[1]
Forster W (1964). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Boliviens. XIX. Lepidoptera III. Satyridae". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 8: 51–188. (in German).