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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