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Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders
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Cock, Matthew J. W., Congdon, Colin E. (2013): Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders. Zootaxa 3724 (1): 1-85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3724.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3724.1.1
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