Argynnis Nerippe
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''Fabriciana nerippe'' is an East
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in the family
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). It is found in Japan, Korea, China, and Tibet.


Subspecies

Listed chronologically: *''F. n. nerippe'' – Japan *'' F. n. coreana'' (Butler, 1882) (often treated as a distinct species) – Amur, Ussuri, China, Korea, Japan *''F. n. nerippina'' (Fruhstorfer, 1907) – Tibet *''F. n. mumon'' (Matsumura, 1929) – Ussuri


References

Fabriciana Butterflies described in 1862 Butterflies of Japan Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Heliconiinae-stub