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Molecular and morphological data clarify the phylogenetic position of genera formerly classified in Oenochrominae sensu lato (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
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Sihvonen, Pasi, Ghanavi, Hamid Reza, Lee, Kyung Min, Laiho, Elina, Hausmann, Axel, Staude, Hermann, Friedrich, Egbert, Brehm, Gunnar, Rajaei, Hossein, Murillo-Ramos, Leidys (2026): Molecular and morphological data clarify the phylogenetic position of genera formerly classified in Oenochrominae sensu lato (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 10 (2): 1-19, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixag007, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixag007
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