Heliophorus indicus

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Indian purple sapphire
Open wing busking of Heliophorus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1908 - Dark Sapphire or Indian Sapphire (Male) WLB DSC 0583.jpg
Close wing posture basking of Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) - Dark Sapphire (Male).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Heliophorus
Species:
H. indicus
Binomial name
Heliophorus indicus
(Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Heliophorus indicus, the Indian purple sapphire, [1] [2] 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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References

  1. Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. p. 93. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN   978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)