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References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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