A new species related to Ypthima praenubila Leech, 1891 in Vietnam and China (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).

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1Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam.

Published: May 2022

We describe a new species of satyrine butterfly, Ypthima thao Monastyrskii Lang sp. nov., recently discovered in northern Vietnam and southwestern China. This species is similar to Y. praenubila, which is distributed in the same region, and we speculate on their biogeographic origins.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5141.1.6DOI Listing

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