page_title: List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
hierarchical_section_title: List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
caption_attribution_description: Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles) photographed in Jairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
  This list is based on Evans and includes 318 species belonging to 76-128 genera depending on taxonomy.
context_section_description: This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
  This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76-128 genera depending on taxonomy.
caption: Purple sapphire, Heliophorus epicles, upperside view
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