Earle Gorton Linsley

Earle Gorton Linsley (May 1, 1910, in Oakland, California – March 8, 2000) was an American entomologist.

In study at the University of California, Berkeley Linsley gained a Bachelor of Science in 1932, a Master of Science in 1933, and Doctorate in 1938.

Linsley was a world-renowned expert in on the beetle family Cerambycidae.

Linsley described many species including:
 * Pleocoma bicolor
 * Pleocoma blaisdelli
 * Pleocoma carinata
 * Pleocoma crinita
 * Pleocoma dubitabilis
 * Pleocoma hirticollis
 * Pleocoma lucia
 * Pleocoma minor
 * Pleocoma nitida
 * Pleocoma sonomae
 * Pleocoma venturae
 * Pleocoma trifoliata
 * Tetropium pilosicorne

Pleocoma linsleyi was named in his honor.