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Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America

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  • 1. Institute of Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, Vilnius 08412, Lithuania.
  • 2. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom.

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Stonis, Jonas R., Diškus, Arūnas, Remeikis, Andrius, Lewis, Owen T. (2020): Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America. European Journal of Taxonomy 723: 33-76, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1143

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