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List of Lepidoptera of Utah

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ97585903 ↗
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This is a list of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) observed in the U.S. state of Utah.

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