Staudinger’s act constituted plagiarism and would today be punished as serious research misconduct. Staudinger was one of the greatest entomologists who contributed greatly to the elucidation of the butterfly and moth fauna of the world (many species have been named in his honor, e.g., T. staudingeri), but O. paradisea had a bewitching allure that would drive such an eminent researcher to commit fraud. It is truly a “demonic butterfly”. (Yasui)
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