Catochrysops strabo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forget-Me-Not sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 241st most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forget-Me-Not in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months. Those are among Kochi's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in June.
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.
14th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Forget-Me-Not sightings, Kochi ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 30%), 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 Kochi (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Monkey Puzzle (about 20%), Common Cerulean (about 20%) and Lesser Grass Blue (about 20%), 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 Kochi (12 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.
