♂ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (ws), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (ws), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)
♂ (ds), Sekong, Laos.		♀ (ds), Sekong, Laos.
♀, 1962.07.01. Dinh Quan, Vietnam.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Abisara meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 OD : Berl. ent. Z. 48(4): 285–286. TL : 'Than-Moi [Than Moi, Lang Son, N.Vietnam]; Chiem-Hoa [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam]'. (NHML) Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. ● ssp.meta ● ssp.kausambioides

Abisara meta annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1904; Berl. ent. Z. 48(4): 286; TL: "Phuc-Son, Annam" [Phuoc Son, Quang Nam, C.Vietnam].
Abisara meta siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1904; Berl. ent. Z. 48(4): 286; TL: 'Muok-Lek, Siam [Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand]; Kanburi, W.Siam [Kanchanaburi, W.Thailand]'.

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Abisara saturata meta: Bennett,1950 : 40. (Siam)
Abisara saturata meta: Pinratana,1988 : 43, pl.39, figs.16a♂,♀,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Abisara saturata meta: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 514, pl.231, figs.R17a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Abisara saturata meta: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 526, pl.236, figs.L17a♂,♂(Un), ♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Abisara saturata meta: Kimura et al.,2014 : 22, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Abisara saturata meta: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.05.10)

[ LAOS ]
Abisara kausambi ssp.: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 67, pl.96, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un),5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Phatong; Luang Prabang)
Abisara saturata meta: Osada et al.,1999 : 213, not fig. (list only)
Abisara saturata meta: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50, pl.12,figs.Ri-15,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phonsavan; Laksao)
Abisara saturata meta: Onodera,2022 : 69, pl.199, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Kachat; Khammouan: Natung)

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Abisara saturata meta: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119, fig.3C. (Preah Vihear; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Abisara echerius meta: Fruhstorfer,1914 : 781. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Abisara echerius annamitica: Fruhstorfer,1914 : 781. (Annam)
Abisara meta siamensis: Godfrey,1919 : 469. (S: Daban)
Abisara annamitica: Vitalis,1919 : 235. (Annam)
Abisara meta: Vitalis,1919 : 235. (Tonkin)
Abisara saturata meta: Bennett,1950 : 40. (Tonkin; Annam)
Abisara echerius tonkinianus f. aest. meta: Metaye,1957 : 92. (N)
Abisara echerius annamitica: Metaye,1957 : 92. (C; S)
Abisara kausambi kausambi: Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 327, fig.7(♀genitalia), pl.3, figs.19,♀,20,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Din Quan; Lam Dong: Col de Blao)
Abisara saturata meta: Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 328, fig.8(♂genitalia), pl.3, figs.21,♂,22,♂(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom; Song Be: Banmethuot)
Abisara echerius paionea: Ikeda et al.,2001 : 47, figs.1:6,♀,7,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Abisara saturata meta: Callaghan,2009 : 71, figs.25,♂,♂(Un),26,♀,♀(Un). (N: Than-Moi; Mont Du Haute Song Chai)
Abisara saturata meta: Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, figs.R-17,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Abisara saturata meta: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (S)
Abisara kausambi kausambi: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (C; S)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo), (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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Nakhon Nayok : 2♀ (photo).

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Chanthaburi : 1♂.

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[ LAOS ]
Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodeara).

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Khammouan : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodeara).

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Sekong : 1♂ 2♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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[ VIETNAM ]
Dong Nai : 4♀ ; 1♀, Dinh Quan dist. (as kausambi in Inoué & Kawazoé,1965))

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The butterfly is locally common in forests at low to moderate elevations (350–1,300 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at hilltops.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1904. Verzeichniss der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Nemeobiinae und Libythaeinae und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 48(4): 274–296. (Jan.1904)

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.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2025.11.30.