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References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phyllalia thunbergii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phyllalia thunbergii (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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