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Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 8. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dracaena Feeders
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Cock, Matthew J. W., Congdon, T. Colin E., Collins, Steve C. (2015): Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 8. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dracaena Feeders. Zootaxa 3985 (3): 301-348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.1
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