Abisara echerius lives in the Himalayas, Chumba to Kumaon, Nepal and Bhutan, Ambala, Fyzabad, Malda, Calcutta, Gunjam, southern India from below Pune and Mumbai, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and (Tenasserim); China.
   They are usually seen at the tops of trees among, the foliage.
They have a habit of landing and turning around almost immediately after landing.
   They repeat these turning movements as they move along branches. (This is believed to help in evading predators by causing confusion about head orientation.)
   This distinctive mode of movement gives the impression of dancing and is an important field characteristic that helps in identifying the species from a distance.
   Adult activity is concentrated in spring and summer, preferring open areas near forest edges. 
    The hindwing of the Plum Judy is abruptly angled at the middle of the outer margin.
   The male is rusty brown with a brilliant sheen of metallic purple on the upper surface.
    It has two parallel, fairly indistinct lighter bands on the forewing.
   The inner band continues in the hindwing.
   The hindwing has two separate pairs of black spots at the sub margin with an indistinct row of lunules.
   Females never have the purple sheen and the pattern is similar to that of the males but is more pronounced.
   The ventral side looks similar in both sexes.
   It is rusty brown with pronounced markings that resemble those on the dorsal side.
   Their black spots appear to have a dark blue metallic sheen at a certain angle.
   Their eye color varies from golden yellow to bluish green.
    * The Plum Judy species stands out for its unique metallic colors and distinctive wing Pattern.
    Their appearance is unique because they never close their wings or spread them flat, and always keeps them partially opened.
   They do a dance like movement on the leaves while feeding.
   They appear to leap when they fly from one leaf to another.
   They seldom fly more than a few feet when they are disturbed, but they are never easy to approach. 
    * * They are classified under the genus Abisara or the Punches and Judies.​