''Heliophorus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of lycaenid

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

. It is distributed in tropical Asia.

Species

There are 19 recognized species:

References

* Lycaenidae genera Lycaeninae Taxa named by Carl Geyer {{Lycaeninae-stub