- Thomas Reid Davys Bell
Thomas Reid Davys Bell (1863-1948), born in Cork, was a lepidopterist and forest officer in
India . He lived atKarwar ,North Kanara District ,Bombay, India . Joined theIndian Forest Service in 1884 and retired as Chief Conservator of Forests, Bombay Presidency in 1920. He reared manylepidoptera specimens from larvae collected in the field and published on a variety of topics including a volume (1937) on the Sphingidae in theFauna of British India , in collaboration withF. B. Scott .External links
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