Emily L. Morton

Emily L. Morton (April 3, 1841 – January 8, 1920) was an American entomologist and scientific illustrator. She was a co-author at onset of The Life-Histories of the New York Slug Caterpillars series.

Life Emily L. Morton was born on April 3, 1814, in New Windsor, New York. At the age of thirteen, she came across a scientific book on insects with their Latin names and became interested in collecting books on insects.

Morton described Lepidoptera life histories in U.S. entomological circles acquiring, rearing, and illustrating the life stages.

Morton sold eight specimens of her extensive collection of Lepidoptera in which she had hybridized several forms, to an English collector.

In 1904, Morton's collection of insects was divided between the American Museum of Natural History, the Boston Society of Natural History, and private collectors.

Emily L. Morton died on January 8, 1920, in New Windsor.