Catochrysops panormus

Catochrysops panormus, the silver forget-me-not,[2] is a small butterfly found from India[2] to the Philippines and south to Australia[1] that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1860.

Silver forget-me-not
C. p. exiguus mating, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Catochrysops
Species:
C. panormus
Binomial name
Catochrysops panormus
(C. Felder, 1860)
Subspecies

Ten, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Lycaena panormus

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

The subspecies of Catochrysops panormus found in India are:[3]

  • C. p. exiguus Distant, 1886 – Malay silver forget-me-not
  • C. p. andamanica Tite, 1959 – Andaman silver forget-me-not

See also

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 10, 2017). "Catochrysops panormus (Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. R. K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 133. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. "Catochrysops panormus Felder, 1860 – Silver Forget-me-not". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  • Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (2001). "Genus Catochrysops". A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015 via Internet Archive. With images.


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