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Golden Safire, Male

Heliophorus brahma

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mixed forests of cherry, bamboo and pines. cool to warm place. Altitude: 1,550.

Notes:

This butterfly came to visit our terrace garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Sapphire (male)

Heliophorus brahma

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Comments (9)
Paul Davis
Excellent find and capture , this is one of those species that is beautiful with wings open and closed.
Brian38
Perfect name for this gem!
DanielePralong
As a note, together with the Indian Foundation for Butterflies website I also use as a reference the Book of Indian Butteflies by Isaac Kehimkar (Oxford Univeristy Press, 2014), I gift from friend and fellow PN ranger Atul Vartak :-)

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PublishedDecember 31, 2017

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