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Donald Ray Davis (Oklahoma City, 28 March 1934) is an American entomologist, specializing in Lepidoptera.

Biography
In 1956 Davis earned his bachelor's degree in Entomology at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1962. Since 1961 Davis has been active as a research entomologist in Microlepidoptera for this museum.

The Lepidopterists' Society awarded him the Karl Jordan Medal for his work on Prodoxidae In 1977.

His research has focused on the phylogeny of the more primitive groups of Lepidoptera. He has published references on many of these, in particular the families Acanthopteroctetidae, Acrolophidae, Andesianidae, Carposinidae, Eriocottidae, Eriocraniidae, Gracillariidae, Neopseustidae, Ochsenheimeriidae, Opostegidae, Palaephatidae, Paleosetidae, Prodoxidae, Prototheoridae, Psychidae, and Tineidae.

Much of his research emphasizes the biology of his subjects and their immature stages. He has concentrated on the biology and biodiversity of plant-mining and cave-dwelling moths and focuses on Acrolophidae, Adelidae, Epipyropidae, Gracillariidae, Nepticulidae, and Tineidae. Since 2005 he has been a collaborator on the Lepidoptera ATOL (Assembling the Tree of Life), an online database maintained at the University of Maryland. The primary objective for this program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and based at the University of Maryland, will be to estimate a "backbone" phylogeny for the entire order. Davis' various activities has involved him in fieldwork over much of the United States and in 40 countries that has resulted in the addition of nearly one million insect specimens to the National Museum of Natural History. Davis served as president of the Entomological Society of Washington (1977), the Lepidopterists' Society (1985), and the Biological Society of Washington (1985-86).

Publications (selection)

 * Sohn, J. C., Labandeira, C., Davis, D. R. and Mitter, C. (2012) - An yeartated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world. Zootaxa 3286: 1-132
 * Cho, S., Zwick, A., Regier, J.C., Mitter, C., Cummings, M. P., Yao, J., Du, Z., Zhao, H., Kawahara, A. Y., Weller, S., Davis, D. R., Baixeras, J., Brown, J.W. and Parr, C. (2011) - Can Deliberately Incomplete Gene Sample Augmentation Improve a Phylogeny Estimate for the Advanced Moths and Butterflies (Hexapoda: Lepidoptera)?Systematic Biology, 60(6): 782-796. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syr079
 * Davis, Donald R. and De Prins, Jurate (2011) - Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). ZooKeys, 98: 29-82. doi:10.3897/zookeys.98.925
 * Davis, Donald R. and Wagner, David (2011) - Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). ZooKeys, 97: 39-73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.97.753
 * Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Vitorino, M. D. and Wheeler, G. S. (2011) - Biology and Systematics of the Leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with Descriptions of a New Genus and Four New Species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(2): 61-93. ISSN: 0024-0966. Abstract
 * Kawahara, A. Y., Ohshima, I., Kawakita, A., Regier, J. C., Mitter, C., Cummings, M. P., Davis, D. R., Wagner, D. L., De Prins, J. and Lopez-Vaamonde, C. (2011) - Increased gene sampling strengthens support for higher-level groups within leaf-mining moths and relatives (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 182. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-182
 * Davis, Donald R. (2010) - Review of: Biology, Distribution, and Diversity of Tineid Moths by Gaden Robinson. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 64(1): 32-53.
 * Davis, S. R. and Davis, D. R. (2009) - First report of the old world genus Pelecystola in North America, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). Zookeys, 25: 69-78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.25.197
 * Davis, S. R. and Davis, D. R. (2009) - Neotropical Tineidae VIII: Falsivalva, a New Genus from Austral South America with Extreme Modification of the Male Postabdominal Terga (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 111(2): 378-392.
 * Heppner, J. B. and Davis, D. R. (2009) - Guatemala moth notes, 2, A new Neopostega from Guatemala (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae). Lepidoptera Novae, 2(1): 31-34.
 * Kawahara, A. Y., Nishida, K. and Davis, D. R. (2009) - Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae). Zookeys, 27: 7-30. doi:10.3897/zookeys.27.250
 * Medeiros, M. J., Davis, D. R., Howarth, F. G. and Gillespie, R. (2009) - Evolution of cave living in Hawaiian Schrankia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with description of a remarkable new cave species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(1): 114-139. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00477.x
 * Regier, J., Zwick, A., Cummings, M., Kawahara, A., Cho, S., Weller, S., Roe, A., Baixeras, J., Brown, J., Parr, C., Davis, D. R., Epstein, M., Hallwachs, W., Hausmann, A., Janzen, D. H., Kitching, I., Solis, M. A., Yen, S-H., Bazinet, A. and Mitter, C. (2009) - Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9(1): 280.
 * Rhainds, M., Davis, D. R. and Price, P. W. (2009) - Bionomics of Bagworms (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). In: Berenbaum, M. R., Carde, R. T. and Robinson, G. E., Annual Review of Entomology. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, pp. 209–226.
 * Roe, A. D., Weller, S. J., Baixeras, J., Brown, J., Cummings, M. P., Davis, D. R., Kawahara, A. Y., Parr, C., Regier, J. C., Rubinoff, D. and Simonsen, T. J. 2009. Evolutionary Framework for Lepidoptera Model Systems. In: Goldsmith, M. R. and Marec, F., Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, (Contemporary topics in entomology series) pp. 1–24.
 * Davis, Donald R. (2008) - [Book Review] The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia, Part 2. Lepidoptera Africana 4, ed. Wolfram Mey. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 62(1): 57
 * Davis, Donald R., Quintero A., Diomedes, Cambra, T. Roberto A. and Aiello, Annette (2008) - Biology of a new Panamanian Bagworm Moth (Lepidoptera:Psychidae) with predatory larvae, and eggs individually wrapped in setal cases. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 101(4): 689-702.
 * Heppner, John B. and Davis, Donald R. (2008) - Notes on the Hawaiian Dryadaula terpsichorella and its presence in Florida and California (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Lepidoptera Novae, 1(1-2): 55-58.
 * Stonis, J. R., Davis, Donald R. and Diskus, A. (2008) - High biodiversity in Costa Rica (Central America): facts or artifacts? Lietuvos biologinė įvairovė (būklė, struktūra, apsauga), 3: 99-106.
 * Davis, Donald R. and Davis, M. M. (2007) - Neotropical Tineidae, V: A new genus and species of Tineidae associated with social hymenoptera and re-examination of two poorly known genera with similar biology (Lepidoptera : Tineidae, Lyonetiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 109(4): 741-764.
 * Davis, Donald R. and Stonis, Jonas R. (2007) - A revision of the new world plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera:Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 625: 1-212. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.625
 * Davis, D.R. (2006) - Book Review: World Catalogue of Insects, Volume 6, Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). Willy and Jurate De Prins. Apollo Books Aps., Stenstrup, Denmark. 2005, 502pp. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 99(1): 186-187.
 * Davis, D. R. (2006) - Arrhenophanidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Fasc. 28, p. 1-11.
 * Davis, D. R. (2005) - Book Review: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, Vol. 2., Niels P. Kristensen, editor. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1): 239-240.
 * Solis, M. A., Davis, Donald R. and Nishida, K. (2005) - Biology and Systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae, a new genus and species of Crambidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambinae) mining the fronds of Elaphoglossum conspersum (Pteridophyta: Lomariopsidaceae) in Costa Rica. International Journal of Tropical Biology, 53(3-4): 487-501.
 * Davis, Donald R. (2004) - Prototheoridae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series), 11: 1-8.
 * Davis, D. R. (2004) - Biology and Diversity of the Plant-Mining Opostegidae. XXII International Congress of Entomology, Symposium on "Lepidoptera Phylogeny: Integrating Morphology, Life Histories and Molecular Evolution".
 * Davis, D. R. and D. L. Wagner (2004) - Biology and Systematics of the Neotropical Leafminer Genus Eucosmophora (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 13(1-2): 1-40.
 * Pastrana, J. A. and D. R. Davis (2004) - Micropterigoidea - Yponomeutoidea. In: Pastrana, J. A. (ed.). Los Lepidopteros Argentinos, Sus Plantas Hospedadoras y otros Alimenticios. Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, Buenos Aires.
 * Davis, D. R. (2003) - A monograph of the family Arrhenophanidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 620.
 * Sanchez-Pena, S. R., Davis, D. R. and Mueller, U. G. (2003). A gregarious, mycophagous, myrmecophilous moth, Amdria anceps Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Acrolophidae), living in Atta mexicana (F. Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) spent fungal culture accumulations. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105: 186-194.
 * Davis, D. R., D. R. B. Landry and L. Roque-Albelo (2002) - Two New Neotropical Specis of Bucculatrix Leafminers (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) Reared from Cordia (Boraginaceae). Rev. Suisse Zool. 109(2): 277-294.
 * Davis, D. R. (2002) - Eucoloneura, A New Name to Replace the Generic Homonym Coloneura Davis (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 104: 244.
 * Davis, D. R. and G. Deschka (2001) - Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalogue of the Palearctic Species Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 614: 1-89.
 * Davis, D. R. (2001) - Brachygna incae, A New Genus and Species of Psychidae from Peru with Atypical Larval Biology (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Journal of Tropical Lepidoptera 10(2): 51-58.
 * Davis, D. R. (2001). A New Species of Prototheora from Malawi, with Additional Notes on the Distribution and Morphology of the Genus (Lepidoptera: Prototheoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103(2): 452-456.
 * Guillen, M., D. R. Davis and J. M. Heraty (2001) - A New Polyphagous Species of Marmara (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Infesting Grapefruit in the Southwestern United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103(3): 636-654.
 * Wagner, D. L., J. L. Loose, T. D. Fitzgerald, J. A. De Benedictis and D. R. Davis (2000) - A Hidden Past: the Hypermatamorphic Development of Marmara arbutiella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93(1): 59-64.
 * Davis, D. R. (1998) - A World Classification of the Harmacloninae, a New Subfamily of Tineidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 597: 1-81.
 * Davis, D. R. (1998) - A Revision of the Genus Lamyristis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) and Proposal of a New Related Genus Acoremata from Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 100(1): 114-125.
 * Davis, D. R. (1998) - Ochsenheimeriidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 5(48):1-12.
 * Davis, D. R. (1998) - Neopseustidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 1(7): 1-8.
 * Davis, D. R. (1996) - Neotropical Tineidae, VI: Prosetomorpha falcata, a New Genus and Species of Setomorphinae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) from Colombia Associated with Curculionid Galleries in Stems of Solanum. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98(2): 173-187.
 * Davis, D. R. (1996) - Donation of the Atsushi Kawabe Lepidoptera Collection to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 50(3): 270-271.
 * Davis, D. R. (1996) - A Revision of the Southern African Family Prototheoridae (Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea). Entomologica Scandinavica 27: 393-439.
 * Schmitt, J. J., Brown, M. W. and Davis, D. R. (1996) - Taxonomy, morphology, and biology of Lyonetia prunifoliella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a leafminer of apple. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89(3): 334-345.
 * Davis, D. R. (1995) - Epipyropidae. In: Heppner, J. B. (ed.). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera, Checklist: Part 2, Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association of Tropical Lepidoptera, Gainesville, Florida.
 * Davis, D. R. and Hevel, G. F. (1995) - Donation of the Auburn E. Brower Collection to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49(3): 253-254.
 * Davis, D. R., Karsholt, O., Kristensen, N. P. and Nielsen, E. P. (1995) - Revision of the Genus Ogygioses (Paleosetidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 9: 1231-1263.
 * Davis, D. R. (1994) - Neotropical Microlepidoptera XXV. New Leaf-Mining Moths from Chili, with remarks on the History and Composition of Phyllocnistinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 5(1): 65-75.
 * Davis, D. R. (1994) - Neotropical Tineidae, V: The Tineidae of Cocos Island, Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96: 735-748.
 * Davis, D. R. (1994) - A Bilateral Gynandromorphic Harmaclona tephrantha from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 5(2): 117-122.
 * Davis, D. R. (1994) - Jäckh collection of Microlepidoptera. Insect Coll. News. 9:13.
 * Labandeira, C. C., Dilcher, D. L., Davis, D. R. and Wagner, D. L. (1994) - Ninety-Seven Million Years of Angiosperm-Insect Association: Paleobiological Insights into the Meaning of Coevolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 91: 12278-12282
 * Davis, D. R. (1993) - Biology and systematics of plant mining Mangrove Lepidoptera. p. 8, Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems report. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
 * Davis, D. R. (1992) - Families Palaeosetidae, Neopseustidae, Opostegidae, Eriocottidae, Tineidae, Arrhenophanidae, and Psychidae. In: Heppner, J. H. and Inoue, H. (eds.). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Taiwan. E. J. Brill Publishers, Amsterdam.
 * Davis, D.R. (1992) - Book Review: The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of North West Europe by R. Johansson, E. S. Nielsen, E. J. van Nieukerken, and B. Gustafsson. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 46(3): 240-241.
 * Davis, D. R. and Hogue, C. L. (1992) - Neotropical Microlepidoptera XXV, a New Arboreal Species of Acrolophus from Peru (Lepidoptera: Acrolophidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 100(2): 191-202.
 * Davis, D. R., Pellmyr, O. and Thompson, J. N. (1992) - Biology and Systematics of Greya Busck and Tetragma, New Genus (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 524: 1-99
 * Davis, D. R. (1991) - Forward to the English Edition. P. 894 pp. In: Rohdendorf, B. B. (ed.). Fundamentals of Paleontology, volume 9 (Arthropoda, Tracheata, Chelicerata). Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
 * Davis, D. R. (1991) - Lectotype designation for Opostega heringella Mariani, a Synonym of Opostega spatulella Herich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 93(1): 206-207.
 * Davis, D. R. (1991) - First Old World Record of the Moth Family Arrhenophanidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Tropical Lepidoptera 2: 41-42.
 * Davis, D. R. (1991) - Neotropical Microlepidoptera XXIV. Description and Biological Observations of Ithotomus formasus Butler Webbing Leaves of Drimys winteri in Chile (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 93(3): 690-702.
 * Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S., and Gillett, J. D. (1991) - Systematics, Morphology, Biology, and Host Specifilocation of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an Agent for the Biological Control of Mimosa pigra L.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 93(1): 16-44.
 * Davis, D. R. (1990) - Tineidae. In: Miller, S. E. and Hodges, R. W. (eds.). Primary Types of Microlepidoptera in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 152(2).
 * Davis, D. R. (1990) - [Review]. Fauna of New Zealand, Nepticulidae, by H. Conner and C. R. Wilkenson. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 22(1): 59-60.
 * Davis, D. R. (1990) - First Record of a Bagworm Moth from Hawaii: Description and Introduction of Brachycyttarus griseus De Joannis (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 92(2): 259-270.
 * Davis, D. R. (1990) - Three New Species of Acrolophus from the Southeastern United States with remarks on the status of the Family Acrolophidae (Lepidoptera: Tineodea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 92(4): 694-704.
 * Davis, D. R. and Peña, J. E. (1990) - Biology and Morphology of the Banana Moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer), and its Introduction into Florida (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 92(4): 593-618.
 * Davis, D. R. (1989) - [Definitions of new morphological terms in Lepidoptera]. P. xvii + 840 p. In: Nichols, S. W. (ed.). The Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology, Rev. Edition.
 * Davis, D. R. (1989) - An Exceptional Fossil Amber Collection Acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 91(4): 545-550.
 * Davis, D. R. (1989) - [Review]. Lepidoptera Anatomy by J. L. Eaton. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 91(2): 293-294.
 * Maier, C. T. and Davis, D. R. (1989) - Southern New England Host and Distributional Records of Lithocolletinae Gracillaridae, with Comparison of Host Specifilocation in Selected Temperate Regions. Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 70: 1-23.
 * Davis, D. R. (1988) - Forward. In: Zagulajev, A. K. (ed.). Fauna USSR, Subfamily Myrmecozelinae, Tineidae, vol. 4. Academy of Sciences, USSR, Moscow.
 * Davis, D. R. (1988) - Forward. In: Kuznetzov, V. I. (ed.). The Lepidoptera Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries, Vol. 56. Academy of Sciences, USSR, Moscow.
 * Davis, D. R. (1988) - The Prototheoridae, an Indigenous Family of South African Moths. Proc. XVIII Int. Cong. of Ent. 1988: 26.
 * Davis, D. R. (1988) - The Tineoid Complex: A Review of the Biology, Composition, and Phylogeny of the Most Primitive Ditrysian Moths. Proc. XVIII Int. Cong. Ent. 1988: 79.
 * Davis, D. R. and Milstrey, E. G. (1988) - Description and Biology of Acrolophys pholeter, (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), a New Moth Commensal from Gopher Tortoise Burrows in Florida. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 90(2): 164-178 [62 figs].
 * Davis, D. R. (1987) - Neotropical Tineidae, IV: Three New Acrolophus Species from Cuba and the Rediscovery of Acrolophus niveipunctatus Wlsm. (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 89(2): 275-282.
 * Davis, D. R. and Frack, D. C. (1987) - Acanthopteroctetidae. P. 975 pp. In: Stehr, R. F. (ed.). Immature Insects vol. 2. Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque.
 * Davis, D. R. and Heppner, J. B. (1987) - New Discoveries concerning Ischnuridia Sauber, A Remarkable Genus of Indo-Australian Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Tinea 12(suppl): 145-150.
 * Davis, D. R. (1986) - Neotropical Tineidae, I: The Types of H. B. Moschler (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(1): 83-92. pdf
 * Davis, D. R., Clayton, D. H., Janzen, D. H. and Brooke, A. P. (1986) - Neotropical Tineidae, II: Biological Notes and Descriptions of Two New Moths Phoretic on Spiny Pocket Mice in Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(1): 98-109. pdf
 * Davis, D. R. (1986) - Neotropical Tineidae, III: The Geographic Origins and Systematic Relationships of Two Species Questionably Attributed to the Americas (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(4): 734-739.
 * Davis, D. R. (1986) - A Search for the Type Series of Nematocentropus omeiensis Huang (Lepidoptera: Neopseustidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(2): 391.
 * Faeth, S. H. and Davis, D. R. (1986) - A New Oak-Mining Eriocraniid Moth from Southeastern United States (Lepidoptera: Eriocraniidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(1): 145-153.
 * Davis, D. R. (1985) - A Re-examination of Enteucha cyanochlora Meyrick and its Subsequent Transfer to the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87(1): 142-145.
 * Davis, D. R. (1985) - Donation of Blanchard Lepidoptera Collection to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 39(3): 235-236.
 * Davis, D. R. and Nielsen, E. B. (1985) - The South American Neopseustid Genus Apoplania Davis: a New Species, Distribution Records and Notes on Adult Behavour (Lepidoptera: Neopseustina). Entomologica Scandinavica 15: 497-509.
 * Davis, D. R. (1984) - Neopseustidae, Nepticulidae, Opostgidae, Tischeriidae, Incurvariidae, Cecidosidae, Adelidae, Prodoxidae, Tineidae, Psychidae, and Arrhenophanidae. In: Heppner, J. B. (ed.). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera, Checklist: Part 1, Micropterigoidea - Immoidea. Dr. W. Junk Publ., The Hague.
 * Davis, D. R. and Miller, S. (1984) - Gracillariidae and Lyonetiidae. In: Heppner, J. B. (ed.). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera, Checklist: Part 1, Micropterigoidea - Immoidea. Dr. W. Junk Publ., The Hague.
 * Davis, D. R. (1981) - Jäckh Collection of Microlepidoptera to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 35(2): 160.
 * Davis, D. R. (1981) - A Survey of Chilean Insect Fauna. Report of Chilean University Life 11(Fall): 11-12.
 * Nielsen, E. S. and Davis, D. R. (1981) - A Revision of the Neotropical Incurvariidae S. Str., with the description of Two New Genera and Two New Species. Steenstrupia 7(3): 25-57.
 * Opler, P. A. and Davis, D. R. (1981) - The Leaf Mining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 333: 1-58.
 * Davis, D. R. (1980) - Systematic Entomology at the British Museum (Natural History) and at the Smithsonian Institution - a History. XVI International Congress of Entomology 1: 3.
 * Davis, D. R. (1980) - Chilean Insect Fauna. Report of Chilean University Life 8(Fall): 7-9.
 * Davis, D. R. (1980) - A Rediscription of "Micropteryx" selectella Walker with a Discussion Concerning its Proper Family Affinities (Acrolepiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34(2): 187-190.
 * Weires, R. S., Davis, D. R., Leeper, J. R. and Reissig, W. H. (1980) - Distribution and Parasitism of Gracillariid Leaf miners on Apple in the Northeast. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73(5): 541-546.
 * Davis, D. R. (1979) - Manoneura, a New Name to Replace the Generic Homonym Oligoneura Davis (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). Florida Entomologist 62(3).
 * Davis, D. R. (1978) - New Leaf-mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida. Florida Entomologist 61(4): 209-224.
 * Davis, D. R. (1978) - The North American Moths of the Genera Phaeoses, Opogona, and Oinophila, with a Discussion of their Supergeneric Affinities (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 282: 1-39.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - Two New Species of Bagworm Moths from Venezuela with special remarks on Reproductive Morphology in Psychidae (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 77(1): 66-77.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - A Review of Ochsenheimeriidae and the Introduction of the Cereal Stem Moth, Ochsenheimeria vacculella into the United States (Lepidoptera: Tineodea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 192: 1-20.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - A Review of the West Indian Moths of the family Psychidae with descriptions of New Taxa and Immature Stages. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 188: 1-66.
 * Davis, D. R. (1974) - A New Species of Paraclemensia from Europe with comments on the Distribution and Speciation of the Genus (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Alexanor 8(8): 342-348.
 * Davis, D. R. (1973) - Issiki Collection of Microlepidoptera to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 27: 159-160.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Tetrapalpus trinidadensis, a New Genus and Species of Cave Moth from Trinidad (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(1): 49-59.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Careospina quercivora, a New Genus and Species of Moth Infesting Live Oaks in California (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(1): 121-128.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Vespina, a New Name to Replace the Generic Homonym Careospina Davis (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(4): 472.
 * Davis, D. R. (1971) - Ferguson Collection to Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 25(3): 16.
 * Davis, D. R. (1969) - A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 289: 1-105.
 * Davis, D. R. (1964) - Bagworm Moths of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 244: 1-233.
 * Davis, D. R. (1978) - The North American Moths of the Genera Phaeoses, Opogona, and Oinophila, with a Discussion of their Supergeneric Affinities (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 282: 1-39.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - Two New Species of Bagworm Moths from Venezuela with special remarks on Reproductive Morphology in Psychidae (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 77(1): 66-77.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - A Review of Ochsenheimeriidae and the Introduction of the Cereal Stem Moth, Ochsenheimeria vacculella into the United States (Lepidoptera: Tineodea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 192: 1-20.
 * Davis, D. R. (1975) - A Review of the West Indian Moths of the family Psychidae with descriptions of New Taxa and Immature Stages. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 188: 1-66.
 * Davis, D. R. (1974) - A New Species of Paraclemensia from Europe with comments on the Distribution and Speciation of the Genus (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Alexanor 8(8): 342-348.
 * Davis, D. R. (1973) - Issiki Collection of Microlepidoptera to the Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 27: 159-160.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Tetrapalpus trinidadensis, a New Genus and Species of Cave Moth from Trinidad (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(1): 49-59.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Careospina quercivora, a New Genus and Species of Moth Infesting Live Oaks in California (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(1): 121-128.
 * Davis, D. R. (1972) - Vespina, a New Name to Replace the Generic Homonym Careospina Davis (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(4): 472.
 * Davis, D. R. (1971) - Ferguson Collection to Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 25(3): 16.
 * Davis, D. R. (1969) - A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 289: 1-105.
 * Davis, D. R. (1964) - Bagworm Moths of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 244: 1-233.
 * Davis, D. R. (1969) - A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Carposinidae (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 289: 1-105.
 * Davis, D. R. (1964) - Bagworm Moths of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 244: 1-233.
 * Davis, D. R. (1964) - Bagworm Moths of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 244: 1-233.
 * Davis, D. R. (1964) - Bagworm Moths of the Western Hemisphere (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). United States National Museum Bulletin 244: 1-233.