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

Hestina mena Moore, 1858 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3)1:48-49. TL. 'N.India' (unknown).
Hestina nigrivena Leech, 1890 : Entomologist 23:31-32. TL. Chang-Yang, China.
Parhestina mena subdecorata Fruhstorfer, 1903 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 16:25. TL. 'Patria ignota' (Sud-oder West-China, Nord Birma ?)

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Hestina assimilis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2003 : 103. (Tuyen Quang: Na Hang)
Diagora assimilis ; Funahashi,2003 : 16. (Hajang)
Hestina assimilis assimilis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 44. (N: Lao Cai; Ha Giang; Bac Can)
Hestina assimilis assimilis ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):75-76, pl.9, figs.2a♂,2b♂(spring form). (N: Ba Be; Lao Cai; Ha Giang)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂ 1♀.

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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.

Leech, J.H.,1890 : New species of lepidoptera from China.
Entomologist 23:26-50.

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

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond (B)18(9-10):191-199.

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