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| Heliophorus | |
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| Female purple sapphire ( Heliophorus epicles ) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Heliophorini |
| Genus: | Heliophorus Geyer, 1832 |
| Species | |
Several, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies.
Lycaeninae, the coppers, are a subfamily of the gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae).
Heliophorus sena, the sorrel sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus epicles, commonly known as the purple sapphire, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1823.
Heliophorus kohimensis, the Naga sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus bakeri, the western blue sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus oda, the eastern blue sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Heliophorus brahma, the golden sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.
Heliophorus androcles, the green sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India and Nepal that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Sorrel, Rumex acetosa, is a perennial herb cultivated as a leaf vegetable.
Guildfordia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Heliophorus indicus, the Indian purple sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1908.
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