Heliophorus androcles

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Green Sapphire
Heliophorus androcles Female top, male below.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Heliophorus
Species: H. androcles
Binomial name
Heliophorus androcles
(Westwood 1851)

The Green Sapphire (Heliophorus androcles) is a small butterfly found in India and Nepal that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Heliophorus androcles Nepal, Alan Cassidy photo

See also

References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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