Abisara bifasciata angulata

Abisara bifasciata angulata Moore,[1879]


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Tak, Thailand.

♂, 1962.09.09. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Holotype of angustilineata		♀, 1962.10.16. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype of angustilineata

♂ (wsf), Vientiane, Laos.		♀ (wsf), Bin Thuan, Vietnam.

♂, 1962.09.02. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype of angustilineata		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

*♀ of Abisara abnormis, latifasciata, bifasciata, Thailand.*

ON : Abisara angulata Moore,[1879]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):833.
TL : Above Ahsown ; Hatsiega ; Naththoung to Paboga, Tenasserim.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Synonym

Abisara bifasciata angustilineata Inoué & Kawazoé,1964 : Nature Life Southeast Asia 4:322, pl.2, figs.9(HT,♂),10(HT,♂Un),11(PT,♀),12(PT,♀Un). TL. Trang Bom, S.Vietnam. (♂, RIEB)

Type Materials Information

angustilineata ;
Holotype ♂, 1963.10.16 [1962.Sept.9]. Trang Bom (alt.60m), Bien Hoa, S.Vietnam. S.Inoué leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes :
1♂, 1962.Sept.2. Trang Bom (alt.60m), Bien Hoa, S.Vietnam. S.Inoué leg. (RIEB, examined.) ;
1♀, 1962.Oct.16. Trang Bom (alt.60m), Bien Hoa, S.Vietnam. S.Inoué leg. (RIEB, examined.)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Abisara echerius angulata ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 78. (Lampang; Prayao: Me Tum forest)
Abisara bifasciata angulata ; Bennett,1950 : 9. (Siam)
Abisara bifasciata angulata ; Pinratana,1988 : 43. not fig. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 256, fig.118,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Non Hai; Mukdahan: Phu Sa Duak Bua; Phu Mu; Phu Shang)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 31. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang; Mukdahan: Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Ban Na Lak)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 52. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana; Phu Pung; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram: Phu Hin Khan)
Abisara bifasciata ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65, fig.61,♂. (Umphang: Umphang ; Tha-Sai)
Abisara bifasciata ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.46,♂. (Nan: Mae Charim)
Abisara echerius paionea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.229, figs.R12,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 512. (Ubon Ratchathani)
Abisara kausambi kausambi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.231, figs.R16,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 524. (Ubon Ratchathani)
Abisara bifasciata angulata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 20, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 20, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Phu Hin Khan)
Abisara bifasciata angulata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Ratchaburi) (accessed: 2021.08.05)

[ LAOS ]
Abisara abnormis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 ; pl.104, figs.♀. (Oudomxay) (in part)
Abisara bifasciata ssp. ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 ; 213, pl.104, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xaignabouri)
Abisara bifasciata ssp. ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Thakhek)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.

[ VIETNAM ]
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Callaghan,2009 : 74, figs.29,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),30,♀,♀(Un). (C: Dar Lac Road; Puom Bekheng)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, fig.R-16,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Abisara bifasciata angustilineata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl.photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Lampang : 2♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Phrae : 2♂ 2♀ (incl.photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nan : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tak : 3♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Phetchabun : 1♂ 2♀ (incl.photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chanthaburi : 2♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 4♂ (incl.photo by H.Onodera).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ VIETNAM ]
Bin Thuan : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Dong Nai : 2♂ 1♀ (Type series).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane semi-dried forest at low to moderate elevations.
The individuals and seasonal variation are very conspicuous. We consider ssp.angustilineata from S.Vietnam is a variation of ssp.angulata.

Literature

Moore, F.,[1879] :
A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim, with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-859, 3 pls.

Inoué, S. & Kawazoé, A.,1964 : Riodinidae, Curetidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera) from South Viet-Nam.
Nature and Life in Southeast Asia 4 : 317-394, 19 pls.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	Larvae, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2021.08.31.