Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Catochrysops
Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Forget-me-not
Subspecies in India:
(1) Catochrysops strabo strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Oriental Forget-me-not
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Catochrysops strabo strabo – Oriental Forget-me-not
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Acacia (Robinson et al. 2010), Butea monosperma (Robinson et al. 2010), Cajanus cajan (Robinson et al. 2010), Desmodium oojeinense (Davidson et al. 1896; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Flemingia strobilifera (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Paracalyx scariosus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Pueraria phaseoloides (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Pongamia pinnata (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Tephrosia purpurea (P. Churi pers. obs. 2017), Vigna unguiculata (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Schleichera oleosa (Davidson et al. 1896; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (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.
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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini > Catochrysops
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Bhakare, M. 2020. Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) – Forget-me-not. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.99. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/502/Catochrysops-strabo
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