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Lycaena aditya (Moore, [1875]) - Bright Copper

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No subspecies are listed under this species.
 

Heliophorus tamu (Kollar, [1844]) - Powdery Green Sapphire

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(1) Heliophorus tamu tamu (Kollar, [1844]) – Himalayan Powdery Green Sapphire
(2) Heliophorus tamu kala (Tytler, 1912) – Naga Powdery Green Sapphire

Heliophorus spp. - - Sapphire spp.

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No subspecies is listed under this species. cowani Corbet, 1941 is sometimes treated as a valid subspecies under this species, but Evans (1957) had synonymized it with belphoebe. This species is variously known as the Large-spotted Oakblue and Doherty's Oakblue.
 

Heliophorus sena (Kollar, [1844]) - Sorrel Sapphire

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Heliophorus oda (Hewitson, 1865) - Eastern Blue Sapphire

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Heliophorus moorei (Hewitson, 1865) - Azure Sapphire

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(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.
 

Heliophorus kohimensis (Tytler, 1912) - Naga Sapphire

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(1) Heliophorus kohimensis kohimensis (Tytler, 1912) – Kohima Sapphire

Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) - Dark Sapphire

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No subspecies are listed under this species. This is also known as the Indian Sapphire.
 

Heliophorus hybrida (Tytler, 1912) - Hybrid Sapphire

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Heliophorus epicles (Godart, [1824]) - Purple Sapphire

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(1) Heliophorus epicles latilimbata (Fruhstorfer, 1908) – Himalayan Purple Sapphire

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