Heliophorus epicles

Purple Sapphire
Purple Sapphire from Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Heliophorus
Species:	H. epicles
Binomial name
Heliophorus epicles Godart 1823

The Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
• Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
• Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
• Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

Gallery

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  Purple Sapphire UP

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  In Himachal, India

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  Heliophorus epicles Male on left, female right.Upperside

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Male at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.

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  Female at Samsing in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.