Entomologist and Artist
Embrik Strand
 (1876 – 1947)
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


Embrik Strand was born in Norway, and educated at the University of Oslo. He collected and wrote about many insects in Norway, before taking academic positions at universities in Germany and then Latvia.

He published many papers on Lepidoptera and other arthropods, including being invited to write and illustrate section of Seitz's multi-volume The Macrolepidoptera of the World.

Lithographic plates were prepared from these drawings by engravers by Emil Hochdanz Co., and were printed by Werner & Winter.

Copies of some illustrations in this website drawn by Embrik Strand :

ANTHELIDAE

Anthela subfalcata

CASTNIIDAE


Synemon catocaloides

Synemon collecta

Synemon directa

Synemon discalis

Synemon gratiosa

Synemon heliopis

Synemon magnifica

Synemon maja

Synemon nais

Synemon notha

Synemon phaeoptila

NOCTUIDAE

Micraeschus rufipallens

Microedma extorris

ZYGAENIDAE

Hestiochora tricolor

Pollanisus trimacula

Pollanisus viridipulverulenta



in progress


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(written 1 October 2026)