Heliophorus epicles

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Purple Sapphire
Purple Sapphire from Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Purple Sapphire from Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Heliophorus
Species: H. epicles
Binomial name
Heliophorus epicles
Godart 1823

The Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Purple Sapphire UP from peninsular India
Purple Sapphire UP from peninsular India
In Himachal, India
In Himachal, India
Heliophorus epicles Male on left, female right.Upperside
Heliophorus epicles Male on left, female right.Upperside

[edit] References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
  • Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
  • Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
  • Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

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