Heliophorus epicles

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

Heliophorus epicles, the purple sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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