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The Biogeography of the Macrolepidoptera of South-Eastern Polynesia

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The distributions and affinities of the macrolepidopteran taxa known from south-eastern Polynesia are investigated and contrasted with various geological hypotheses for the origin of the islands. A colonialist interpretation, long distance dispersal into a westering assemblage of small much as seen today, appears to be most probable.

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Holloway, J.D. The Biogeography of the Macrolepidoptera of South-Eastern Polynesia. GeoJournal 7, 517–525 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218525

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