Heliophorus moorei (Hewitson, 1865) - Azure Sapphire

Subspecies in India

(1) Heliophorus moorei moorei (Hewitson, 1865) – Bhutan Azure Sapphire
(2) Heliophorus moorei coruscans (Moore, 1882) – Himachal Azure Sapphire
(3) Heliophorus moorei tytleri Riley, 1929 – Naga Azure Sapphire

  The subspecies moorei is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Heliophorus moorei coruscans - Himachal Azure Sapphire

Heliophorus moorei tytleri - Naga Azure Sapphire

Heliophorus moorei moorei - Bhutan Azure Sapphire



  The subspecies moorei is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh7
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh12
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur1
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand41
West Bengal
Total124711

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Heliophorus moorei (Hewitson, 1865) – Azure Sapphire. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/heliophorus-moorei, accessed 2025/01/25.