Anthony Valletta (21 December 1908 – 8 December 1988 in Birkirkara, Malta) was a well known teacher, lepidopterist and naturalist. He was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. He wrote several books on nature in the Maltese Islands, such as Know the Trees and Know the Birds. He also discovered a sub-species of moth which has been named after him - Pterolonche vallettae.[citation needed] His collection of butterflies and insects was the largest in Malta.[1] He was one of the first people in Malta to start a public consciousness to protect the island's environmental heritage.
He was a headteacher at three state schools, in Luqa, Għaxaq and Birkirkara and later an inspector of government schools[2] for the Department of Education. Birkirkara Primary School was named after him.