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 Pradesh41141358
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1251121
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh1312132211420149
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi211556
Goa
Gujarat812361022
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT111
Jharkhand1
Karnataka9138195751111016
Kerala58311117
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh2621112
Maharashtra1723202567221112136
Manipur1
Meghalaya6
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan111
Sikkim111
Tamil Nadu43111124
Tripura11
Uttar Pradesh54112
Uttarakhand123
West Bengal862102122
Total496254913020161726676389
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.

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. 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/catochrysops-strabo, accessed 2023/06/02.