Golden sapphire | |
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On Chrysanthemum in Algarah, West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Heliophorus |
Species: | H. brahma
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Binomial name | |
Heliophorus brahma (Moore, 1857)
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Heliophorus brahma, the golden sapphire, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.