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 <small>Tite, 1959</small> â Bachan, Halmahera, Obi
- C. p. caerulea <small>Tite, 1959</small> â New Hebrides
- C. p. caledonica <small>Felder</small> â Loyalty Islands
- C. p. exiguus <small>(Distant, 1886)</small> â India, Sumatra, Taiwan, southern Yunnan
- C. p. panormus Sri Lanka, Indochina
- C. p. papuana <small>Tite, 1959</small> â Aru, West Papua, Papua, Bismarck Archipelago
- C. p. platissa <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)</small> â Torres Strait Islands, northern Australia - New South Wales (Byron Bay)
- C. p. pura <small>Tite, 1959</small> â Solomon Islands (not Rennell Island)
- C. p. rennellensis <small>Howarth, 1962</small> â Rennell Island
- C. p. timorensis <small>Tite, 1959</small> â Timor, Wetar, Kissar
The subspecies of Catochrysops panormus found in India are:
- C. p. exiguus <small>Distant, 1886</small> â Malay silver forget-me-not
- C. p. andamanica <small>Tite, 1959</small> â Andaman silver forget-me-not
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