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References
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- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ↑ "Artaxa sp. (vitellina-group)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
