Catochrysops strabo
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Catochrysops strabo, the forget-me-not, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, from Sikkim to Indochina and in Sundaland, Sulawesi and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The larvae feed on Ougeinia dalbergioides, Schleichera trijuga and Desmodium species. Catochrysops strabo strabo Catochrysops strabo asoka (Himalayas, Massuri) Catochrysops strabo caledonica (Loyalty)
Catochrysops strabo celebensis (Sulawesi, Tukangbesi, Kalao, Buton, Sula, Maluku) Catochrysops strabo lithargyria (Sri Lanka, Assam, Burma) Catochrysops strabo luzonensis (Philippines, Palawan, Talaud, Sangihe) Catochrysops strabo naerina (Mentawi)
Upperside: Pale violet with in certain lights a blue, slightly silvery sheen. Forewing: a slender anteciliary dark line. Hindwing: interspace 1 with a short transverse subterminal brown bar edged inwardly with white; interspace 2 with a prominent round black spot edged very faintly on the inner side by a diffuse bluish lunule; the dark subterminal spots of the underside... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forget-Me-Not sighting in Jabalpur on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 88 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Forget-Me-Not in Jabalpur on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Jabalpur's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 410 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forget-Me-Not sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Forget-Me-Not sightings, Jabalpur has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Salem (India, about 20%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Forget-Me-Not that you can see in Jabalpur (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Pierrot (about 40%), Purple Leaf Blue (about 40%) and Red Pierrot (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forget-Me-Not is recorded against all the insects logged in Jabalpur (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
