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.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (jeeranootae) ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Abisara abnormis map

Synonym

Abisara geza jeeranootae Ek-Amnuay, [2007] : Butts. Thailand. 512, pl.230, fig.R14b,♂,♂(Un). TL. Chiang Mai. [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). (in part)
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). (in part)
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). (in part)
Abisara abnormis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 524, pl.235, figs.L13,♂(Un, Chiang Mai),♀♀(Un). (in part)
Abisara abnormis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 21, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un) (Doi Suthep). (Doi Suthep; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kaeng Kratchan) (in part)

[ 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♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 19♂ 8♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
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 montane semi-dried forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1200m). 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.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 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. (1 edition)
Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 849p. : ill.(Col.). Bangkok.


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 - 2021.08.31.

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