Heliophorus androcles

Green sapphire
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Heliophorus
Species:	H. androcles
Binomial name
Heliophorus androcles (Westwood 1851)

Heliophorus androcles, the green sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India (mainly the part of NE India) and Nepal that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

See also

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

References

• Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.