Heliophorus epicles
| Purple sapphire | |
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| From Dochula Pass | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Heliophorus |
| Species: | H. epicles
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliophorus epicles Godart 1823
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Heliophorus epicles, commonly known as the purple sapphire, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1823.