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- ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Capnolocha Meyrick, 1925". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Genus Capnolocha". Insecta.pro. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (February 16, 2015). "Capnolocha Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 152.
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