Catapaecilma major, the common tinsel, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Description
The larvae feed on Terminalia paniculata. File:Catapaecilma major by Balakrishnan Valappil (7280032980).jpg|Larva File:Catapaecilma major by Balakrishnan Valappil (7385361012).jpg|Larva attended by ant File:Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 – Common Tinsel at Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary (2).jpg|Imago ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
The subspecies are: • Catapaecilma major major (northern India to Myanmar, northern Thailand) • Catapaecilma major anais Fruhstorfer, 1915 (northeast India) • Catapaecilma major albicans Corbet, 1941 (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos) • Catapaecilma major emas Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand) • Catapaecilma major callone (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (southern India) • Catapaecilma major myosotina Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Sri Lanka) • Catapaecilma major sedina (Fruhstorfer, 1915) (north-eastern Sumatra) • Catapaecilma major moltrechti (Wileman, 1908) (Taiwan) • Catapaecilma major sophonias Fruhstorfer, 1912 (western Java) ==References==