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- ↑ Pima County Attractions – Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute http://www.pimacountyattractions.com/attrac.html#anchor219785
- ↑ Arizona Insects – Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute http://www.arizonainsects.com/Articles.php?action=detail&g=content1190674796&pid=652
- ↑ Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute – About SASI http://www.sasionline.org/
- ↑ International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers – Why Visit A Butterfly House? "Why Visit a Butterfly House?". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ SASI – Medical Entomology Today!
