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The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain.

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The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain. / Hatcher, P. E.; Alexander, K. N. A.
In: Biological Conservation, Vol. 67, No. 1, 1994, p. 41-47.

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Hatcher, PE & Alexander, KNA 1994, 'The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain.', Biological Conservation, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(94)90007-8

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Hatcher, P. E., & Alexander, K. N. A. (1994). The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain. Biological Conservation, 67(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(94)90007-8

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Hatcher PE, Alexander KNA. The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain. Biological Conservation. 1994;67(1):41-47. doi: 10.1016/0006-3207(94)90007-8

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Hatcher, P. E. ; Alexander, K. N. A. / The status and conservation of the netted carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a threatened moth species in Britain. In: Biological Conservation. 1994 ; Vol. 67, No. 1. pp. 41-47.

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