Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) - Forget-me-not

Subspecies in India

(1) Catochrysops strabo strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Oriental Forget-me-not
 

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT1
Andhra Pradesh41151358
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1381121
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh13151322214201410
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi211556
Goa
Gujarat812361022
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT111
Jharkhand11
Karnataka121616226951111121
Kerala58311117
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh3631112
Maharashtra2824243068236142739
Manipur1
Meghalaya11
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT1
Punjab2
Rajasthan111
Sikkim111
Tamil Nadu431111134
Telangana1
Tripura11
Uttar Pradesh515212
Uttarakhand11262
West Bengal972113133
Total64677010838251719337175102

Acacia spp, Butea monosperma, Cajanus cajan, Desmodium oojeinense, Flemingia strobilifera , Paracalyx scariosus, Pueraria phaseoloides, Pongamia pinnata , Tephrosia purpurea, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae). Schleichera oleosa (Sapindaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.  

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Forget-me-not. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/index.php/catochrysops-strabo, accessed 2026/05/24.