Heliophorus

Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies.

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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