♂, Yen Bai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 2020.04.--. Yen Bai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Amblopala avidiena nepalica Eliot, 1987 OD : Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 38(1):26-27, figs.6(HT,♂), 7(HT,♂Un), 13(♂,genitalia). TL : Jhomochoke, Kathmandu area, Nepal. (♂, NHML) Distribution : Nepal, N.Vietnam.

Holotype ♂, 29.Mar.1986. Jhomochoke, 2120m, Kathmandu area, Nepal. C.Smith (NHML)
Paratypes : 5♂, same locality as holotype (NHML ; NHMK ; PNCM)

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Amblopala avidiena nepalica ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 29, figs.32,♂,32v♂(Un),33,♂,33v♂(Un). (Yen Bai: Mucang Chai)

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Yen Bai : 2♂.

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The population from N.Vietnam is similar to ssp.nepalica from Nepal. We tentatively treat it as this taxon. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Eliot, J.N.,1987 : On Some Butterflies from Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand.
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan. 38(1):21-29.

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