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Tribe Lycaenini

Heliophorus epicles tweediei

Heliophorus ila malaya Heliophorus ila malaya
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Note: Tribe Lycaenini is distributed in all continents except South America and Australia. Representatives have recently been discovered in New Guinea, and three species of true "Copper" are found in New Zealand. Sundaland is represented only by the genus Heliophorus. The genus is chiefly Himalayan in distribution but some species extend to Sundaland. The two Malayan species, Heliophorus epicles tweediei and H. ila malaya are montane. (Corbet & Pendlebury, 4th edition)
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Papilionidae Subfamily Papilioninae ~ Tribes Troidini, Papilionini, Leptocircini | Pieridae Subfamilies Pierinae, Coliadinae | Nymphalidae Subfamily Danainae ~ Tribes Danaini, Euploeini; Subfamily Satyrinae; Subfamily Morphinae ~ Tribe Amathusiini; Subfamily Acraeinae; Subfamily Nymphalinae ~ Tribes Biblidini, Heliconiini, Nymphalini, Cyrestini, Limenitidini, Pseudergolini, Apaturini; Subfamily Charaxinae ~ Tribe Charaxini | Lycaenidae Subfamilies Riodininae, Poritiinae ~ Tribe Poritiini, Miletinae ~ Tribe Miletini, Curetinae, Lycaeninae ~ Tribes Polyommatini, Lycaenini, Aphnaeini, Theclini | Hesperiidae Subfamilies Coeliadinae, Pyrginae, Hesperiinae (based on Corbet & Pendlebury, 4th edition).