Heliophorus

Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies.

"Ilerda" redirects here. For the Spanish town, see Lleida. For other uses, see Ilerda (disambiguation).

Heliophorus
Female purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal, India
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Selected species

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


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