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References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E (2008). "Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography". Zootaxa. 1831: 1–530.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
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