In Memoriam: James Donald Lafontaine 8 December 1948 – 20 November 2025

2026 · doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e183910
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Renowned lepidopterist Dr. J. Donald Lafontaine ("Don" to those who knew him) passed away on 20 November 2025. A summary of his scientific legacy and achievements is provided, including a complete bibliography.
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Preprint ARPHA Preprints https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e183910 (05 Jan 2026) https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e183910 (05 Jan 2026) Published in: ZooKeys https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.183799 Other versions: - Preprint InfoPreprint Info - CiteCite - MetricsMetrics - CommentComment - RelatedRelated - CitedCited ARPHA Preprints doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e183910 First posted 05 Jan 2026 Author Christian Schmidt - Corresponding author Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada Conflict of interest The author has declared that no competing interests exist. Disclaimer: This article is (co-)authored by any of the Editors-in-Chief, Managing Editors or their deputies in this journal. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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