I just saw this: [image] Moth with a bad wing? mothing mavens and even though I am unsure of the widespreadness (whee! I made this word up!) of its use, I intend to embrace the term wholeheartedly. I definitely have seen and use “Fly Guys” for the Diptera experts. Are there other names in p…

[image] paul_dennehy: “I’m a mother” doesn’t work in written form for obvious reasons On the Forum, I have seen it hyphenated: “moth-er.” Still, I would opine that moth mavens are a subset of moth-ers. Mushroom mavens works, too, on the same alliterative pattern. For the Formicdae: “Ant-omol…

Only if we get to call the herpetologists “Herpies” too!

That kind of sounds like they have leprosy.

I like to sew, and people who sew are sometimes referred to in writing as sewers. Not good…

Mossersor or Bryologists for the moss lovers!

Mothman might work for the males. Moth-er for females. [image]

I’ve heard ichthyologists and fisheries managers referred to as fish heads.

What I find unusual, though, is that we have the term moth-ers for moth enthusiasts, but no term that I am aware of for butterfly enthusiasts, even though butterflies likely have a bigger fan base than moths.

Roll call! Names for specialist groups

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