Heliophorus epicles

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Heliophorus epicles, commonly known as the purple sapphire, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.[1] The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1823.

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Purple sapphire
From Dochula Pass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Heliophorus
Species:
H. epicles
Binomial name
Heliophorus epicles
Godart 1823
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Subspecies

The subspecies of Heliophorus epicles are:[2][3]

  • Heliophorus epicles epicles Fruhstorfer, 1918 – western Java
  • Heliophorus epicles hilima Fruhstorfer, 1912 – eastern Java
  • Heliophorus epicles latilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern Yunnan
  • Heliophorus epicles tweediei Eliot, 1963 – Peninsular Malaya
  • Heliophorus epicles sumatrensis Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Sumatra
  • Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus Holland, 1887 – Hainan

Distribution

In India, this butterfly can only be traced in the Himalayas at 2000–7000 ft (600–2100 m). Apart from that they can be found from Kumaon in the Himalayas to southern Myanmar. They mainly inhabit in dense forest region.[4][5][6]

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