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- ↑ Staudinger, 1892 Lepidopteren des Kentei-Gebirges Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 300-393
- ↑ Bozano, G.C.; Weidenhoffer, Z. Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Lycaenidae 1: Subfamily Lycaeninae Omnes Artes, Milan ISBN 9788887989014
- ↑ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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