Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Catochrysops strabo strabo Forget-me-not
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Other Name(s):	Catochrysops strabo riama (Corbet, 1938)
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Desmodium heterocarpon. Wingspan ranges from 25 to 35mm. Sexual dimorphism. They occur in March and from May to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Very Rare

Species of Conservation Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Pui O, Tai Po Kau, Fung Yuen, Shing Mun, Sha Lo Wan Global Distribution Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, India, Malaysia,Thailand, Australia

Photo Gallery

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.

Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002. Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.

Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J. 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.