Heliophorus

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Heliophorus
Female purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Heliophorini
Genus:	Heliophorus Geyer, 1832
Species
Several, see text
Synonyms[1]
Ilerda Doubleday, 1847 Nesa Zhdanko, 1995 Kulua Zhdanko, 1995

Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies.

Selected species

• Heliophorus androcles
• Heliophorus bakeri
• Heliophorus brahma
• Heliophorus epicles
• Heliophorus hybrida
• Heliophorus kohimensis
• Heliophorus oda
• Heliophorus saphir
• Heliophorus sena
• Heliophorus tamu

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Heliophorus Geyer in Hübner, [1832]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

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