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References
- ↑ Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania". The Canadian Entomologist. 40: 193–196 [196].
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ microleps.org