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- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Urapteritra falcifera (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ↑ Weymer, G. W. 1892. Exotische Lepidopteren VI. Aus dem Afrikanischen Faunagebiet. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 53(4–5):79–125
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