Catapaecilma major

Appearance

The two Bornean specimens [of ''Catapaecilma elegans''] before me differ from Sikkim examples by the central band on the fore wing below being straight, not Y-shaped, as appears to be invariably the case in Indian specimens, also in those from Ceylon, and again from Sumatra. On such slight material I do not propose to admit at present that the Indian representatives belong to a distinct species , but in the event of their requiring a name I would suggest ''major''.— Hamilton Herbert Druce, A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae


The larvae feed on ''Terminalia paniculata''.

Naming

The subspecies are:
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major major''
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major anais'' Fruhstorfer, 1915
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major albicans'' Corbet, 1941
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major emas'' Fruhstorfer, 1912
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major callone''
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major myosotina'' Fruhstorfer, 1912
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major sedina''
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major moltrechti''
⤷ ''Catapaecilma major sophonias'' Fruhstorfer, 1912