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- ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Microstola Lower, 1920". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
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