| Silver forget-me-not | |
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| C. p. exiguus mating, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Catochrysops |
| Species: | C. panormus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder, 1860) | |
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Catochrysops panormus, the silver forget-me-not, is a small butterfly found from India 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, 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:
- C. p. exiguus Distant, 1886 – Malay silver forget-me-not
- C. p. andamanica Tite, 1959 – Andaman silver forget-me-not
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 10, 2017). "Catochrysops panormus (Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- "Catochrysops panormus Felder, 1860 – Silver Forget-me-not". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
External links
- 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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