Mandarinia Explained

Mandarinia is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae (Satyrinae). Its single species is Mandarinia regalis which has three subspecies.

Subspecies

• Mandarinia regalis regalis (West China, Central China, Burma)
• Mandarinia regalis baronesa Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Indo China, Burma, South Yunnan)
• Mandarinia regalis obliqua Zhao, 1994 (Sichuan)

A second species, Mandarinia uemurai, Sugiyama, 1993 is described from DujiangyaSichuan, China.

References

"Mandarinia Leech, [1892]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms