♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.		♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.

ON : Mycalesis misenus var. sericus Leech, 1892 OD : Butts China Japan Corea (1):15-16, pl.2, fig.10,♂. TL : "Omei-shan" [Emei Shan, Sichuan]. Distribution : Yunnan, Sichuan, N.Vietnam, W.Guangxi.

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Mycalesis misenus ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 97, pl.26, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀,1d♀(Un). (N: Tam Dao / C: Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Xuan Lien)
Mycalesis misenus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 25. (N / C)
Mycalesis misenus ; Inayoshi,2006 - 2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.2♀. (Vinh Phuc) (31.Jul.2022 last updated ; 31.Mar.2025 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 2♀.

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Huang (2023) divided Mycalesis misenus into three species and treated the North Vietnamese species as Mycalesis sericus. I tentatively follow this, but it is likely that there are other species distributed in Vietnam. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Leech, J.H. 1892-1894 : Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea. Butts China Japan Corea.
London, R. H. Porter. Text (in 6 parts), lv + 296 pp.; Plates (in 5 parts): 43 pls.

Huang, H.,2023 : New or little known butterflies from China - 5 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae et Hesperiidae).
Neue ent. Nachr. 82:93-214.

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