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New and revised life history of the Florida hairstreak Eumaeus atala (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with notes on its current conservation status

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  • 2. University of Florida, Entomology & Nematology Department, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA & Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

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Koi, Sandy, Daniels, Jaret (2015): New and revised life history of the Florida hairstreak Eumaeus atala (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with notes on its current conservation status. Florida Entomologist 98 (4): 1134, DOI: 10.1653/024.098.0418, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1653/024.098.0418

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