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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2017-12-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005940b.htm person Moulds Max AACR2 1941 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Entomologist Museum curator Max Moulds is an entomologist whose research focuses of butterflies, dragonflies, hawk moths and cicadas. He is noted as the founder of Australian Entomological Supplies, a successful mail-order business to supply entomological equipment to Australian enthusiasts. Moulds made a long series of collecting expeditions to Cape York Peninsula from 1960 to the 1970s and collected widely in the remote tropical and monsoonal regions of Australia and Papua New Guinea. During these trips he liaised closely with local amateur collectors. Moulds published prolifically on collecting and preserving techniques, and founded and for 17 years edited the Australian entomological magazine (now Australian entomologist). His research on cicadas, for which he became internationally renowned, culminated in the publication of his book Australian cicadas (1990) which was awarded the Whitley Medal. He also published the landmark Bibliography of the Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) 1773 - 1973 (1977). In 1990 he became Collection Manager at the Australian Museum responsible for the insect and spider collections. 1962 1968 Career position - Primary school teacher, Glen Innes, New South Wales 1962 1972 Career position - Founder and owner of Australian Entomological Supplies 1972 1987 Career position - Founder and Editor, Australian Entomological Magazine 1985 1985 Award - Le Souef Memorial Award, Entomological Society of Victoria 1990 1990 Award - Whitley Medal, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales for Australian cicadas 1990 2003 Career position - Collection Manager for insects and spiders, Australian Museum 1995 1995 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1999 1999 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 2003 2003 Life event - Retired 2015 2015 Award - Honorary Member, Entomological Society of Queensland 2016 2016 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Entomological Society of Queensland (1923 - )

Awarded Honorary Membership 2015

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Collection Manager for insects and spiders 1990 - 2003

 Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 2016

 Le Souef Memorial Award, Entomological Society of Victoria (1983 - )

Received the Award 1985

 Australian entomologist, Entomological Society of Queensland (1972 - )

Founder and Editor 1962 - 1987

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 Moulds, Max (1941-)

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 'Moulds, Max', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Moulds, Max Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Who was N. Geary? Shea, Glen; Cox, Russell; Moulds, Max; and Fletcher, Murray Who was N. Geary? 2023 Myrmecia 59 1 11-4 Book: Bibliography of the Australian butterflies : (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea), 1773-1973 Moulds, M. S. Bibliography of the Australian butterflies : (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea), 1773-1973 Greenwich, N.S.W. Australian Entomological Press 1977 Journal Article: Museum dungeons to mountain tops: 50 years of entomological adventures Moulds, Max Museum dungeons to mountain tops: 50 years of entomological adventures 2015 Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 43 6 96-105 Book Section: The history of Australian butterfly research and collecting Moulds, M. S. The history of Australian butterfly research and collecting Melbourne CSIRO Publications 1999 The biology of Australian butterflies Kitching, R. L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R. E. and Pierce, N. E. 1-24 Journal Article: Dr Max S. Moulds, Honorary Member nomination Monteith, Geoff Dr Max S. Moulds, Honorary Member nomination 2015 Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 43 6 109-10 Journal Article: Australian Natural History Medallion 2016: Dr Max Moulds Presland, Gary Australian Natural History Medallion 2016: Dr Max Moulds 2016 The Victorian naturalist 133 6 208-9