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Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya. Part 4. Hesperiinae: Aeromachini and Baorini

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Cock, Matthew J. W., Congdon, Colin E. (2012): Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya. Part 4. Hesperiinae: Aeromachini and Baorini. Zootaxa 3438: 1-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246331

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