Heliophorus androcles

Green Sapphire
Heliophorus androcles Female top, male below.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Heliophorus
Species:	H. androcles
Binomial name
Heliophorus androcles (Westwood 1851)

The Green Sapphire (Heliophorus androcles) is a small butterfly found in India and Nepal that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Heliophorus androcles Nepal, Alan Cassidy photo

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.