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- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epitalara reversa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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