Heliophorus epicles
| Purple sapphire | |
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| From Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Heliophorus |
| Species: | H. epicles |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliophorus epicles Godart 1823 | |
Heliophorus epicles, the purple sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Gallery
In Uttar Pradesh, India
In Himachal Pradesh, India
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Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
- Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195631647.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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