Prof. Dr. Zoltán Varga is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. He earned, a D.Sc.. in Biological Science. His research interests include: Taxonomy and Phylogeny (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Orthoptera), Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Genetics (Infraspecific variation, genetic polymorphism, speciation), Biogeography, Faunal History and Phylogeography (Biogeography of High Mountains, Faunal History of the Carpathian basin and Palaearctics, Phylogeography of Western Palaearctic Lepidoptera), Conservation Biology (Habitat and Species Conservation, Prioritisation in Conservation, Evolutionarily Significant Units, Conservation and Climate Change), and Professional illustration (graphics and macro-photographs) in the zoology (entomology).
