Willy De Prins

Naturalis Biodiversity Center — Netherlands

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(82), Plant and animal studies(34), Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny(30), Biological Control of Invasive Species(27), Entomological Studies and Ecology(16)

Publications104 total

Osmia (Erythrosmia) Schmiedeknecht 1885
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
Osmia (Erythrosmia) Schmiedeknecht 1885
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
Review of the genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in DR Congo, with description of four new species
Zootaxa·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Moths observed during the "Objective 1000" inventory project at the Botanical Garden Jean Massart (Auderghem, Brussels Capital Region)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility·2023Open Access
A replacement name for the genus-group name Pollex Fibiger, 2007 (Erebidae: Hypenodinae: Micronoctuini)
Zootaxa·2023Open Access
Corrigendum to “A checklist of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of the Afrotropical Region” [Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 14(2021) 335–370]
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity·2022Open Access
A replacement name for the genus-group name NannaBirket-Smith, 1965 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)
Zootaxa·2021Open Access
A checklist of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of the Afrotropical Region
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
A replacement name for Acrapex albicostata Hampson, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Zootaxa·2021Open Access
A replacement name for Dichomeris paulianella Viette, 1957 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Zootaxa·2020Open Access
Corrections of some errors in the paper "A review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of southern Africa, based on type specimens deposited in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (TMSA), with descriptions of three new species"
Zootaxa·2019· 1 citedOpen Access
A review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of southern Africa, based on type specimens deposited in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (TMSA), with descriptions of three new species
Zootaxa·2019· 14 cited
Re-examination of the type specimens of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera), deposited in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Belgium, with descriptions of ten new species from DR Congo belonging to Thubdora Park and Torodora Meyrick
Zootaxa·2019· 9 citedOpen Access
FIGURES 1–14. FIGURES 1–5 in Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on three South-East Asian species of Amata (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2018Open Access
Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on three South-East Asian species of Amata (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)
Zootaxa·2018· 2 cited
The importance of correct labelling of types: an example in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) and its rectification
Zootaxa·2017
On the identity and status of Darala lineosa (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae)
Zootaxa·2017Open Access
The richness and diversity of Lepidoptera species in different habitats of the national Park Theniet El Had (Algeria)
Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences·2017· 7 citedOpen Access
The importance of correct labelling of types: an example in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) and its rectification
Global Biodiversity Information Facility·2017Open Access
Extant diversity and estimated number of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) species yet to be discovered in the Neotropical region
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia·2016· 21 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jurate De Prins(18), David C. Lees(6), Ole Karsholt(6), E.J. van Nieukerken(5), Kyu‐Tek Park(5), Mark S. Harvey(4), Alessandro Minelli(4), Geoffrey A. Boxshall(4), Jerome C. Regier(4), J. Puplesiene(4), David van der Poorten(4), Lauri Kaila(3), Ian J. Kitching(3), Niels P. Kristensen(3), Joël Minet(3), Charles Mitter(3), Marko Mutanen(3), Thomas J. Simonsen(3), Niklas Wahlberg(3), Shen‐Horn Yen(3)