Golden sun moth synemon plana (Lepidoptera: Castniidae): Results of a broad survey of populations around Melbourne

Victorian Naturalist

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Gilmore, Daniel ^a   Koehler, Sally ^a   O’Dwyer, Cheryl ^b   Moore, Wendy ^c  

^a Biosis Research Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c c/o Biosis Research Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTNIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; SYNEMON PLANA;

EID: 61849166896     PISSN: 00425184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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