Abisara abnormis Moore, 1884

Abisara abnormis ♂ Up. Abisara abnormis ♂ Un. Abisara abnormis ♀ Up. Abisara abnormis ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abisara abnormis ♂ Up. Abisara abnormis ♂ Un. Abisara abnormis ♀ Up. Abisara abnormis ♀ Un.
♂ (isf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abisara abnormis ♂ Up. Abisara abnormis ♂ Un.
♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (jeeranootae)
Abisara abnormis ♂ genitalia Abisara abnormis ♂ genitalia Abisara abnormis ♂ genitalia Abisara abnormis ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Nan, Thailand. jeeranootae genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀ of Abisara abnormis, latifasciata, bifasciata
♀ of Abisara abnormis, latifasciata, bifasciata, Thailand.

ON : Abisara abnormis Moore, 1884
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 532, pl.49, fig.3,♂.
TL : "Moulmein" [Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Abisara abnormis map

Synonym

Abisara geza jeeranootae Ek-Amnuay, [2007]; Butts. Thailand. 512, pl.230, fig.R14b,♂, ♂(Un); Loc: "Chiang Mai" [Chiang Mai, Thailand]. (Unavailable name)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Abisara echerius angulata f. abnormis: Godfrey,1930 : 306. (Me Lamoung)
Abisara abnormis: Bennett,1950 : 8–9. (N.E., N and W.Siam)
Abisara abnormis: Pinratana,1988 : 42, pl.38, figs.13,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Nakhon Ratchasima; Petchaburi)
Abisara abnormis: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 256, fig.117,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Pha Taem; Ban Non Hai; Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Abisara abnormis: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 31. (Mukdahan: Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ban Lao Kram)
Abisara abnormis: Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 52. (Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram: Phu Hin Khan)
Abisara abnormis angulata: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65, fig.60,♂. (Umphang)
Abisara abnormis: Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 46–47, fig.45,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Abisara echerius paionea: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.229, figs.R12,♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Abisara abnormis: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 510, pl.229, figs.R13,♂,♂(Un), pl.230, figs.R13,♀,♀(Un). ("Khao Yai")
Abisara geza latifereia [sic]: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.230, figs.R14a♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Abisara geza jeeranootae: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.230, figs.R14b♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Abisara echerius paionea: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.234, figs.L12a♂♂(Un.dsf). (partim)
Abisara abnormis: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 524, pl.235, figs.L13,♂(Un, Chiang Mai),♀♀(Un). (partim)
Abisara abnormis: Kimura et al.,2014 : 21, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un) (Doi Suthep). (Doi Suthep; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kaeng Kratchan) (partim)
Abisara bifasciata angulata: Nishimura,2026 : 33, fig.5,♂,5v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon)

[ LAOS ]
Abisara abnormis: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50, pl.12,figs.Ri-14,♂(dsf),♀(dsf). (Vientiane; Salavan)

[ VIETNAM ]
Abisara abnormis: Callaghan,2009 : 74, figs.27,♂,♂(Un),28,♀,♀(Un). (S: Saigon; Montagnes Chau Doc)
Abisara abnormis: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (C)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ 3♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 19♂ 8♀ (incl. photo), (10♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂ (genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Savanakhet : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Bin Thuan : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in semi-dry forests at low to moderate elevations (350–1,200 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs. This species is sympatric with A.echerius, A.bifasciata and A.latifasciata, depending on its habitat.


Literature

Moore, F, 1884. Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proceedings of the zoological Society of London, 1883(4): 521–535, pls. 48–49.

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.

Ek-Amnuay, P, [2007]. Butterflies of Thailand. Fascinating insects vol.2. (1st edition).
Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Co. Ltd., Bangkok. 849 pp.


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

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2026.04.18.

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