Catochrysops

Catochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms.

Catochrysops
Catochrysops strabo in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832

Species

Listed alphabetically:^[1]

• Catochrysops amasea Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Torres Strait Island, Rennell Island
• Catochrysops lithargyria (Moore, 1877)
• Catochrysops nubila Tite, 1959 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Santa Isabel)
• Catochrysops panormus (C. Felder, 1860)
• Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793)
• Catochrysops strabobinna Swinhoe, 1916 Lesser Sunda Islands, Celebes, Talaud, Tukangbesi, Sula, Maluku
• Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, 1832) Fiji, New Hebrides

In some classifications, Catochrysops also includes Rysops as a monotypic subgenus.