Abisara inouei Inayoshi, 2026

Abisara inouei ♂ Up. Abisara inouei ♂ Un. Abisara inouei ♂ Up. Abisara inouei ♂ Un.
♂, 1958.10.26, Dalat, Lang Bien, [Lam Dong], Vietnam. Holotype ♂, 1960.06.19, Dinh Quan, [Dong Nai], Vietnam. Paratype
Abisara inouei ♂ Up. Abisara inouei ♂ Un. Abisara inouei ♀ Up. Abisara inouei ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Abisara inouei ♂ Up. Abisara inouei ♂ Un. Abisara inouei ♀ Up. Abisara inouei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ Lampang, Thailand.
Abisara inouei ♀ Up. Abisara inouei ♀ Un. Abisara inouei ♂ genitalia Abisara inouei ♂ genitalia
♀, Lampang, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀ of Abisara abnormis, latifasciata, bifasciata
♀ of Abisara abnormis, inouei, bifasciata, Thailand.

ON : Abisara inouei Inayoshi, 2026
OD : ICE, 2(63): 643.
TL : Dalat, C.Vietnam. (RIEB) (replacement name for Abisara geza latifasciata)
Distribution : Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.
Abisara inouei map

Synonym

Abisara geza latifasciata Inoué & Kawazoé, 1965 ; Nature Life Southeast Asia 4: 325–327, fig.6(♂genitalia), pl.2, figs.15(HT,♂),16(HT,♂Un), pl.3, figs.17(PT,♂), 18(PT,♂Un); TL: Dalat, C.Vietnam. (RIEB) (homonym of Abisara neavei latifasciata Riley, 1932 : 184, pl. 2, fig. 5.)


Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 26.Oct.1958, Dalat (Alt.1500m), Thac Pongour, Lang Bien, [Lam Dong], C. Vietnam, S. Inoué leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratype ♂, 19.Jun.1960, Foret de Dinh Quan, Long Khanh, [Dong Nai], S.Vietnam, S. Inoué leg. (RIEB, examined.)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Abisara geza latifersia [sic] : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 512, pl.230, figs.R14a,♂,♂(Un). ('Ranong' [loc.err.])
Abisara geza latifersia [sic] : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 524. ('Ranong' [loc.err.])
Abisara abnormis : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.235, figs.L13,♂,♂(Un) (Wang Nam Khieo), ♂ ('Ranong' [loc.err.]) (partim).
Abisara abnormis : Kimura et al.,2014 : 21, figs.♀,♀(Un) (Wan Nam Khiewo),♀,♀(Un) (Wan Nam Khiewo). (Wan Nam Khiewo) (partim)
Abisara latifasciata : Kimura et al.,2014 : 21, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Sai Yok Noi)
Abisara bifasciata angulata : Sophonviwatkul et al.,2024– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (♀, 2018.09.17, Chiang Mai). (Chiang Mai) (partim) (accessed: 2024.05.10)
Abisara latifasciata : Inayoshi,2016–2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.2♂ 3♀, 1(♂genitalia). (Chiang Mai; Lamphun; Lampang; Phitsanulok; Mukdahan; Kanchanaburi) (31.Oct.2025 last update. 31.Oct.2026 changed.)

[ LAOS ]
Abisara abnormis : Motono & Negishi,1989 : 67, col. pl.14,♀ ; pl.96, figs.7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Pakse)
Abisara abnormis : Osada et al.,1999 : pl.104, figs.♂,♀(Un). (Vientiane) (partim)
Abisara latifasciata : Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50, pl.13, figs.Ri-17,♂,♂(Un). (Ban Champasak)
Abisara latifasciata : Inayoshi,2016–2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Oct.2025 last update. 31.Oct.2026 changed.)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Abisara geza : Onodera,2008 : 57,58. (Mondolkiri: Ou Play; Bousra)
Abisara geza : Onodera,2009 : figs.♀,♀(Un).
Abisara latifasciata : Onodera,2022 : 128, pl.267, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Mondulkiri: Bousra)
Abisara latifasciata : Kosterin,2019b : 27, fig.7,♂[♀]. (Mondulkiri)
Abisara latifasciata : Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Mondulkiri)
Abisara latifasciata : Inayoshi,2016–2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Oct.2025 last update. 31.Oct.2026 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Abisara abnormis : Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2003 : 104. (Cochinchine: Montagnes de Chau Doc)
Abisara latifasciata : Callaghan,2009 : 74, figs.31,♂,♂(Un),32,♀,♀(Un),56(♂genitalia). (C: Dar Lac Road)
Abisara latifasciata : Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (C: Lam Dong)
Abisara latifasciata : Inayoshi,2016–2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.1♂(HT) 1♀(PT). (Lam Dong; Dong Nai) (31.Oct.2025 last update. 31.Oct.2026 changed.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 12♀ (incl. photo), (6♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lamphun : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 10♂ 12♀ (incl. photo), (6♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phitsanulok : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Mukdahan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Dong Nai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in semi-dry forests at low to moderate elevations (350–700 m a.s.l.). This species is sympatric with A.abnormis and A.bifasciata, depending on its habitat.


Literature

Inayoshi, Y, 2026. Nomenclatural issues with three species of Lepidoptera (Riodinidae, Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae).
Indochina Entomologist, ICE 2(63): 643–646. https://doi.org/10.70590/ice.2026.02.63

Riley, N.D, 1932. Revisional notes on the genera Abisara and Saribia (Lep. Riodinidae), with descriptions of new species.
Novitates Zoologicae, 37(2): 181–188.

Inoué, S. & Kawazoé, A, 1965. Riodinidae, Curetidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera : Rhopalocera) from South Viet-Nam.
Nature and Life in Southeast Asia, 4: 317–394, 19 pls.

Callaghan, C.J, 2009. The Riodinid Butteflies of Vietnam (Lepidoptera).
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 63(2): 61–82. 64 figs.


Abisara inouei ♂ Abisara inouei ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abisara inouei ♀ Abisara inouei ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abisara inouei ♂ Abisara inouei ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abisara inouei ♀ Abisara inouei ♀
♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2026.10.31.

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