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Taxonomy of Genus Heliophorus Geyer, 1832
Sapphires


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
59
3607
Genera
Species
GenusHeliophorus
Geyer, 1832
Sapphires
106Species
Subnodes of Heliophorus Geyer, 1832
SubgenusHeliophorus (Heliophorus)
Geyer, 1832
Sapphires
0Species
SubgenusHeliophorus (Kulua)
Zhdanko, 1995
0Species
SpeciesHeliophorus androcles Westwood, 1851
Green Sapphire, Powdery Green Sapphire
7Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927
Western Blue Sapphire
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus belenus Hübner, 1862  ⇒ Heliophorus epicles
SpeciesHeliophorus birmana Fruhstorfer, 1918
SpeciesHeliophorus brahma Moore, 1857
Golden Sapphire
4Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus brilliantinus Huang, 1999
SpeciesHeliophorus cadma Doubleday, 1847
SpeciesHeliophorus cantliei Eliot, 1965
Cantlie’s Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHeliophorus coruscans Moore, 1882
SpeciesHeliophorus delacouri Eliot, 1963
SpeciesHeliophorus eos Doubleday, 1847
SpeciesHeliophorus epicles Godart, 1823
Common Purple Sapphire, Purple Sapphire
8Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus evanta Fruhstorfer, 1918
Dusky Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus eventa Fruhstorfer, 1918
SpeciesHeliophorus forficatus Yago & Nakanashi, 2003
Nepal Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus gemma Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus gloria Huang, 1999
SpeciesHeliophorus hewitsoni Moore, 0
SpeciesHeliophorus hilima Fruhstorfer, 1912
SpeciesHeliophorus hybrida Tytler, 1912
Hybrid Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus ila de Nicéville, 1896
Restriced Purple Sapphire, Restricted Purple Sapphire
10Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus indicus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Indian Purple Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus kala Tytler, 1912
SpeciesHeliophorus kiana Grose-Smith, 1889
SpeciesHeliophorus kohimensis Tytler, 1912
Naga Sapphire
3Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus langi Moore, 1883
SpeciesHeliophorus latilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHeliophorus major Evans, 1932
SpeciesHeliophorus malaya Pendlebury, 1936
SpeciesHeliophorus marica
SpeciesHeliophorus matsumurae Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHeliophorus mogorka Evans, 1932
SpeciesHeliophorus moorei Hewitson, 1865
Azure Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus nagaensis Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus nexus Eliot, 0
SpeciesHeliophorus nolus Eliot, 1963
SpeciesHeliophorus oda Hewitson, 1865
Eastern Blue Sapphire
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus phoenicoparyphus Holland, 1887
SpeciesHeliophorus pseudonexus Eliot, 1963
SpeciesHeliophorus pulcher Chou, 1994
SpeciesHeliophorus rubida Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus rufa Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus rufonotata Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHeliophorus sakaii Matsumura, 1910
SpeciesHeliophorus saphir Blanchard, 1871
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus saphirioides Murayama, 1992
SpeciesHeliophorus scintillans Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus sena Kollar, 1844
Sorrel Sapphire
SpeciesHeliophorus smaragdinus Yago & Monastyrskii, 2002
SpeciesHeliophorus spec Godart, 1824
SpeciesHeliophorus stotzneri Draeseke, 1925
SpeciesHeliophorus sumatrensis Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesHeliophorus tamu Kollar, 1848
Powdery Green Sapphire
3Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus tweediei Eliot, 1963
SpeciesHeliophorus tytler Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus urius Eliot, 1963
SpeciesHeliophorus verna Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus vernalis Riley, 1929
SpeciesHeliophorus viridipunctata de Nicéville, 1890
3Subspecies
SpeciesHeliophorus viridis Evans, 1912
SpeciesHeliophorus vulgaris Riley, 0
SpeciesHeliophorus yunnani d´Abrera, 1993

Synonyms
Ilerda (Doubleday, 1847)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Heliophorus
EnglishSapphires


Distribution of Heliophorus Geyer, 1832
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam


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