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Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 7. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: grass and bamboo feeders

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Cock, Matthew J. W., Congdon, T. Colin E. (2014): Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 7. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: grass and bamboo feeders. Zootaxa 3872 (4): 301-354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3872.4.1

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