Heliophorus
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| Female purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Heliophorini |
| Genus: | Heliophorus Geyer, 1832 |
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19, see text | |
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Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies.[2][1] It is distributed in tropical Asia.[1]
Species
[edit]There are 19 recognized species:[2]
- Heliophorus androcles (Westwood)
- Heliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927
- Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857)
- Heliophorus cantliei Eliot, 1965
- Heliophorus coruscans (Moore, 1882)
- Heliophorus epicles (Godart, 1823)
- Heliophorus ila (de Nicéville, 1896)
- Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
- Heliophorus kohimensis (Tytler, 1912)
- Heliophorus langi (Moore, 1883)
- Heliophorus nagaensis Riley, 1929
- Heliophorus nexus Eliot
- Heliophorus oda (Hewitson, 1865)
- Heliophorus saphir (Blanchard, 1871)
- Heliophorus sena (Kollar, 1844)
- Heliophorus stotzneri (Draeseke, 1925)
- Heliophorus tamu (Kollar, 1848)
- Heliophorus viridipunctata (de Nicéville, 1890)
- Heliophorus vulgaris Riley
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Heliophorus Geyer, 1832". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Heliophorus Geyer, 1832". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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