♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Helcyra superba Leech, 1890 OD : Entomologist 23:189-190. TL : "Chia-Kou-Ho" [Jinkouhe (Leshan), W.Sichuan]. Distribution : N.Vietnam, C. & S.China.

Helcyra superba wiensis Yoshino, 1997 : Neo Lepidoptera 2:5, figs.30(HT,♂), 31(HT,♂Un), 32(PT,♀), 33(PT,♀Un). TL. Lishui, S.'Zhejinang' [Zhejiang]. (in coll. K.Yoshino)

wiensis :
Holotype ♂, Jun.1996. Lishui, South of Zhejinang [Zhejiang], China. (in Bred) (in coll. K.Yoshino)
Paratypes 3♂, same as holotype ; 2♀, Jun.1996. Mt.Wuyi, North of Fujian. (in Bred) (in coll. K.Yoshino)

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Helcyra superba superba ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 43. (N: Ha Giang)
Helcyra superba superba ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):65, pl.6, figs.2a♀,2b♀(Un). (N: Ha Giang)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂ 1♀.

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Leech, J.H.,1890 : New species of lepidoptera from China.
Entomologist 23:187-192.

Yoshino, K.,1997 : New Butterflies from China 2.
Neo Lepidoptera 1(2):1-8.66 figs.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part I. Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 456 pp, 32 col + 41 b/w pls, distribution maps.

Masui, A.,2018 : Revition of the genus Helcyra (Nymphalidae, Apaturinae) with description of new subspecies of Helcyra chionippe from Buru and Yapen islands.
Butterflies 77:4-24.

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