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Research Article

Hidden jewels of Malaysia: two new genera and species of remarkable clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini)

Marta Skowron Volponia Deparment of Zoology and Genetics, Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology and Insect Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland;b ClearWing Foundation for Biodiversity, Gdańsk, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 579-589 | Received 18 Oct 2021, Accepted 20 Jan 2022, Published online: 05 May 2022

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