Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Heliophorus epicles | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Heliophorus Rank Species | |
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Similar Heliophorus, Heliophorus brahma, Hypolycaena erylus, Cigaritis lohita, Pycnophallium elna | ||
Purple sapphire female heliophorus epicles shrikant madhav kelkar
Heliophorus epicles, the purple sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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