Heliophorus epicles
Species of butterfly
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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.
| Purple sapphire | |
|---|---|
| From Dochula Pass | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Heliophorus |
| Species: | H. epicles |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliophorus epicles Godart 1823 | |
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
Gallery
- In Uttar Pradesh, India
- In Himachal Pradesh, India
- Male on left, female right
- Male at Samsing
- Male at Samsing
- Male at Samsing
- Male at Samsing
- Female at Samsing
- Female at Samsing
- Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
- Cameron Highlands, Malaysia