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Catochrysops
Catochrysops strabo in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832

Catochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

• Catochrysops amasea Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Torres Strait Island, Rennell Island
• Catochrysops lithargyria (Moore, 1877)
• Catochrysops nubila Tite, 1959 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Santa Isabel)
• Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder, 1860)
• Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
• Catochrysops strabobinna Swinhoe, 1916 Lesser Sunda Islands, Celebes, Talaud, Tukangbesi, Sula, Maluku
• Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, 1832) Fiji, New Hebrides

In some classifications, Catochrysops also includes Rysops as a monotypic subgenus.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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