Southern and south-central China in Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, at 200-1400 m elevation; reports from Vietnam and Thailand require confirmation
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