Heliophorus indicus  (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Indian Purple Sapphire

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
​Genus: Heliophorus
Species: indicus

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• Common name: Indian Purple Sapphire
• Thai name: ผีเสื้อขมิ้นกับปูนอินเดีย​
• Distribution: Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam to Myanmar, N. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge)
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Image locations

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Images of Heliophorus indicus from Thailand.

Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

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References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Wingscales