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References
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi Hering, E., 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ Africanmoths: distribution map & pictures of Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi
- ↑ Hampson in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History
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