Abisara inouei
Inayoshi, 2026
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♂, 1958.10.26, Dalat, Lang Bien, [Lam Dong], Vietnam. Holotype |
♂, 1960.06.19, Dinh Quan, [Dong Nai], Vietnam. Paratype |
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♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Kanchanaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀ Lampang, Thailand. |
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♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♀ 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.
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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).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lamphun : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 10♂ 12♀ (incl. photo), (6♂ genitalia dissected).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phitsanulok : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).
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Mukdahan : 2♂.
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Kanchanaburi : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂.
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Dong Nai : 1♂.
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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.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2026.10.31.
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