ABSTRACT
Champion was born in Walworth in Surrey on 29 April 1851. He began collecting moths and butterflies after winning a small insect cabinet as a school prize, but soon turned to Coleoptera, which were to be his life’s study.
Champion was born in Walworth in Surrey on 29 April 1851. He began collecting moths and butterflies after winning a small insect cabinet as a school prize, but soon turned to Coleoptera, which were to be his life’s study.