Edwards, Edward David (Ted)

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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-08-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007462b.htm person Edwards Edward David AM AACR2 Edwards, Ted 12 October 1945 7 August 2023 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Lepidopterist Ted Edwards was one of Australia's foremost experts on Australian Lepidoptera. He was noted for encyclopaedic knowledge on Australian butterflies and moths and his infallible memory. For over 40 years he was employed at the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) where he was manager of the Lepidoptera collections. In retirement he continued his research at ANIC where he was Honorary Research Fellow. Edwards's research ranged across all families of Lepidoptera and included taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. He described 12 families and published over 150 papers. His major works included (with colleagues) Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia (1996), and A guide to Australian moths (2007). He was instrumental in the establishment in 2005 of the online website Australian moths online, a resource with over 6,000 moth images. 1967 1967 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Agriculture, University of Sydney 1968 1969 Career position - Research Agronomist, the Yanco Agricultural College and Research Station, New South Wales 1970 2000 Career position - Experimental Scientist and Lepidoptera Collection Manager, Australian National Insect Collection 2001 2001 Award - Whitley Award (zoological reference) for Zoological catalogue of Australian Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea (shared with J. Newland and L. Regan), Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2001 2023 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, Australian National Insect Collection 2007 2007 Award - Whitley Award (zoological guide) for A guide to Australian moths (shared with Paul Zborowski), Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2012 2012 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science in the field of entomology, particularly moths and butterflies, as an author and researcher, and as a mentor 2015 2015 Award - Karl Jordan Medal, International Lepidopterists Society 2022 2023 Career position - Patron, Moths and Butterflies Australasia Inc. Moths and Butterflies Australasia Inc. (2021 - )

Patron 2022 - 2023

Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - )

Experimental Scientist and Lepidoptera Collection Manager 1970 - 2007; Honorary Research fellow 2007 - 2023

'Edwards, Edward David (Ted)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Edwards, Edward David (Ted) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary. John Michael Landy AC MBE, 12 April 1930 - 24 February 2022 Braby, M. F., Edwards, E. D. and Horak, M. Obituary. John Michael Landy AC MBE, 12 April 1930 - 24 February 2022 2022 Moths and Butterflies Australasia newsletter 2 19-22 Journal Article: A new species of Candalides from eastern Australia and notes on Candalides hyacinthinus (Semper) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Edwards, E. D. and Kerr, J. F. R. A new species of Candalides from eastern Australia and notes on Candalides hyacinthinus (Semper) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) 1978 Australian entomological magazine 4 81-90 Book: Moths in the ACT Cocking, Glenn, Bond, Suzi and Edwards, Ted Moths in the ACT Flynn, A.C.T. Glenn Cocking 2022 Book: A guide to Australian moths Zborowski, Paul and Edwards, Ted A guide to Australian moths Collingwood, Vic CSIRO Publishing 2007 Book: Zoological Catalogue of Australian volume 31.6: Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea Edwards, E.. D., Newland, J. and Regan, L. Zoological Catalogue of Australian volume 31.6: Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2001 Edited Book: Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Nielsen, E. S., Edwards, E. D. and Rangsi, T. V. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 1996 Journal Article: John Landy's moth collection donated to ANIC Edwards, Ted and Horak, Marianne John Landy's moth collection donated to ANIC 2017 ANICdotes 10 4-5 Journal Article: 50 years in ANIC Edwards, Ted 50 years in ANIC 2021 ANICdotes 18 3 Journal Article: Professor J.F.R Kerr's butterfly collection donated to ANIC Edwards, Ted Professor J.F.R Kerr's butterfly collection donated to ANIC 2013 ANICdotes 3 4 Journal Article: News from the Lepidoptera collection [donations from Fred and Nel Gerrits, and John Kerr] Edwards, Ted and Turco, Federica News from the Lepidoptera collection [donations from Fred and Nel Gerrits, and John Kerr] 2016 ANICdotes 8 5 Journal Article: Ian Francis Bell Common (23 June 1917 to 3 June 2006) Edwards, E. D. (Ted) Ian Francis Bell Common (23 June 1917 to 3 June 2006) 2008 Journal of the Lepidopterists Society 62 2 111-3 Journal Article: Books about Australian moths 1805-2020: an annotated bibliography Kitching, R. L.; and Edwards, E. D. Books about Australian moths 1805-2020: an annotated bibliography 2020 Australian entomologist 47 3 119-54 Journal Article: Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect-plant interaction Horak, M., Day, M. F., Barlow, C., Edwards, E. D., Su, Y. N. and Cameron, S. L. Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect-plant interaction 2012 Invertebrate systematics 26 4 357-98 Journal Article: Tribute to Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) Horak, Marianne Tribute to Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) 2023 ANICdotes 23 5-6 Journal Article: The Karl Jordan Medal [awarded to Ted Edwards] You Ning Su and Cocking, Glenn The Karl Jordan Medal [awarded to Ted Edwards] 2015 ANICCdotes 7 6 Journal Article: Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 Horak, Marianne and Brady, Michael Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 2024 Moths and Butterflies Australasia newsletter 5 9-13 Journal Article: Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 Horak, Marianne and Brady, Michael Edward David (Ted) Edwards AM 12 October 1945 - 7 August 2023 2024 Myrmecia 60 2 8-12 Journal Article: The lepidopterists' lepidopterist: in memoriam Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) Kitching, Robert The lepidopterists' lepidopterist: in memoriam Ted Edwards (1945 - 2023) 2023 Metamorphosis Australia: magazine of the Butterfly & Other Invertebrates Club Inc. 106 17-21 Journal Article: Member of the Order of Australia for Ted Edwards Horak, Marianne Member of the Order of Australia for Ted Edwards 2012 ANICdotes 1 4 Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2012: A-L] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2012: A-L] Canberra Governor General's Office 2012