Catochrysops panormus
| Silver forget-me-not | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
|
Lycaena panormus[1] | |
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.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- 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,[2] 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-[3]
- Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886 – Malay Silver Forget-me-not
- Catochrysops panormus andamanica Tite, 1959 – Andaman Silver Forget-me-not
References
- 1 2 3 Catochrysops panormus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- 1 2 3 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
- Asahi Correctly determined photos of C. panormus from the Philippines
See also
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