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A new species of Theretra Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

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Kunte, Krushnamegh (2017): A new species of Theretra Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 4323 (2): 185-196, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.2.2

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