. ▁Will ugh by ▁found ▁little ▁of ▁scientific ▁interest ▁in ▁Spain , ▁which ▁he ▁considered ▁back ward . ▁He ▁also ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁people : ▁" al most ▁des olate ... ▁ty ran n ical ▁in quisition ... ▁mult itude ▁of ▁wh ores ... ▁w retch ed ▁la z iness ... ▁very ▁like ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁and ▁Irish ." ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁In ▁Se ville , ▁Will ugh by ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁saying ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁seriously ▁ill , ▁so ▁he ▁had ▁hast ened ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Middle ton ▁where ▁he ▁arrived ▁shortly ▁before ▁Christmas ▁ 1 6 6 4 . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 6 6 5 ▁and ▁Francis ▁then ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁estate . ▁Will ugh by ▁was ▁soon ▁being ▁ur ged ▁by ▁his ▁relatives ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁wife , ▁but ▁pro cr ast in ated ▁knowing ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁restrict ▁his ▁research es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁he ▁had ▁sent ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁the ▁first ▁paper ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁life ▁cycle ▁of ▁insect s , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Ray ▁also ▁verified ▁the ▁par as ito id ism ▁of ▁c ater p ill ars ▁by ▁ich neum on ▁was ps . ▁Will ugh by ▁also ▁b red ▁and ▁studied ▁leaf - c utter ▁be es , ▁his ▁chosen ▁research ▁species ▁later ▁being ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁as ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁leaf - c utter ▁be e , ▁Meg ach ile ▁will ugh b