♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.
♀, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Abisara kausambioides Nicéville, 1896 OD : In: Nicéville & Martin, J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 64(3): 442-443. TL : 'Penang and Perak, Malay Peninsula'. Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Ranong), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore. ● ssp.meta ● ssp.kausambioides

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'Abisara saturata maya ; Bennett,1950 : 39. (P)'
Abisara saturata maya ; Pinratana,1988 : 43. not fig. (Ranong; Trang) (in part)
Abisara saturata maya ; Pinratana,1988 : 43, not fig. (Yala) (in part)
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; Pinratana,1988 : 43, not fig. (list only)
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.06 ; accessed: 2024.05.10)
Abisara saturata maya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 514, pl.231, figs.R17b♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 514, pl.232, figs.R17c♂,♂(Un).
Abisara kausambi kausambi ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.08.05)
Abisara saturata maya ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (in part) (accessed: 2021.08.05)
Abisara saturata maya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 526, pl.236, fig.L17b♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang) (in part)
'Abisara saturata maya ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.236, figs.L17b♀(Un,Malaysia),♀(Malaysia). (in part)'
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 526, pl.237, figs.L17c♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Abisara saturata maya ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 22, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Ka Chong)
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 22, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Abisara saturata maya ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.05.05)
Abisara saturata kausambioides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.08.05)
Abisara saturata maya ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 111-112, figs.Abb.L-010-013. (Phang Nga)

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 1♀ (2♂ genitalia dissected).

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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♀.

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Yala : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo), (2♂ genitalia dissected).

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The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at hilltops.
The populations from peninsular Thailand, except Yala and Satun, have been treated as ssp.maya. However, the characteristics of genitalia are exactly the same as ssp.kausambioides. Bennett (1950) mentioned that ssp.maya is distributed in peninsular Thailand, but I have never seen it until now. It might be found from the Phetchaburi area in the northern part of peninsular Thailand to the western part of Thailand. Further distributional research is needed.

Nicéville, L. de,1896 : In: Nicéville, L. de & L. Martin, A List of the Butterflies of Sumatra with special reference to the Species occurring in the north-east of the Island.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 64(3): 357-555.

Bennett, N.H.,1950 : A Revision of the echerius group of the Genus Abisara Felder (Rhop. Riodinidae).
Entomologist 83(1): 1-9, (2): 34-42.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.
♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2024.05.31.