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AN ANNOTATED LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA KNOWN FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS

vágur, Suðuroy, Mr. Óla Jákup úr Dímun, Stóra Dímun,

Mr. Oskar Oskarsson and Mr. Johannes Sørensen, Sand-

ur on Sandoy, Mr. Hans Jørgensen, Miðvágur on Vágar,

Mr. Jens-Kjeld Jensen on Nólsoy, Mr. Havgrímur

Gaasedal and Mr. Tróndur Leivsson, Tórshavn, Mr. Atli

Vilhelm on Kunoy, and Mr. Hans Jákup Absalonsen,

Viðareiði, and Mrs. Jenny Lydersen and Mr. Selmar

Jakobsen on Viðoy and Fugloy. The main study was

made possible by financial support and grants from

Schiøtz-Christensens Mindelegat, The Museum of Nat-

ural History in Aarhus, The University of Aarhus and

The Carlsberg Foundation. Support has also been given

by Føroya Banki in Tórshavn.

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