Aulocera merlina is a butterfly found in the east Palearctic that belongs to the browns family (Nymphalidae). The species was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1890. It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. Subspecies A. m. pulcheristriata Huang, 2001 is described from Tibet (type locality between Quzhu and Genong, Nujiang Valley, Tibet).