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