Catochrysops panormus explained
Catochrysops panormus, the silver forget-me-not, is a small butterfly found from India[1] to the Philippines and south to Australia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1860.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- C. p. batchiana Tite, 1959 – Bachan, Halmahera, Obi
- C. p. caerulea Tite, 1959 – New Hebrides
- C. p. caledonica Felder – Loyalty Islands
- C. p. exiguus (Distant, 1886) – India,[1] Sumatra, Taiwan, southern Yunnan
- C. p. panormus Sri Lanka, Indochina
- C. p. papuana Tite, 1959 – Aru, West Papua, Papua, Bismarck Archipelago
- C. p. platissa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Torres Strait Islands, northern Australia - New South Wales (Byron Bay)
- C. p. pura Tite, 1959 – Solomon Islands (not Rennell Island)
- C. p. rennellensis Howarth, 1962 – Rennell Island
- C. p. timorensis Tite, 1959 – Timor, Wetar, Kissar
The subspecies of Catochrysops panormus found in India are:[2]
- C. p. exiguus Distant, 1886 – Malay silver forget-me-not
- C. p. andamanica Tite, 1959 – Andaman silver forget-me-not
See also
References
- Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. R. K.. Varshney. Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 133. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
- Web site: Catochrysops panormus Felder, 1860 – Silver Forget-me-not. 26 August 2017.
External links
- Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . 2001 . Genus Catochrysops . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174356/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Polyomatinae-Phil/Catochrysops.html . September 23, 2015 . Internet Archive. With images.
