Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857) (Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857))
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Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857)

Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857)

Golden sapphire (Heliophorus brahma) is a small lycaenid butterfly found in India, first described in 1857.

Family
Genus
Heliophorus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857)

Heliophorus brahma, commonly known as the golden sapphire, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids, also called the blues, family. It can be found in India, and was first formally described by Frederic Moore in 1857.

Photo: (c) Vasudeesha Hosabettu, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vasudeesha Hosabettu

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Heliophorus

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