Hestina assimilis assimilis   (Linnaeus,1758)
assimilis male Up. assimilis male Un. assimilis female Up. assimilis female Un.
‰, 2005.06.--. Dong Vanh, Hagiang, Vietnam.
( photo by K.Saito )		 Š, 2006.07.20. Hagiang, Vietnam. ( photo by K.Saito )

ON : Papilio assimilis  Linnaeus,1758
OD : Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 1:479.
TL : "Asia" [Canton, China].



Distribution : Vietnam, China, Korea.
 assimilis map
Synonyms

Hestina mena   Moore,1858 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)1:48-49.  TL. "N.India" (unknown).
* Hestina nigrivena   Leech,1890 : Entomologist 23:26-50. TL. Chang-Yang.
Parhestina mena subdecorata   Fruhstorfer,1903 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16:25.
  TL. "Patria ignota" (Sud-oder West-China, Nord Birma ?)

Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Hestina assimilis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2003 : 103. (Tuyen Quang: Na Hang)
Diagora assimilis ; Funahashi,2003 : 16. (Hajang)

Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
 Hagiang, Dong Vanh.   2006.07.20   1‰      Local Catcher (KS)
 Hagiang.              2006.07.20      1Š   Local Catcher (KS)
Notes
Literature

Linnaeus, C.,1758 :
Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis.
Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. (Edition 10). 1(Animalia):[iv]+824pp.

Moore, F.,1858 : Descriptions of three new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)1:48-49.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1903 : Neue Nymphaliden aus Ostasien.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16(1):22-42.
2007.09.20 - 2009.12.20.