Naming
The subspecies of ''Heliophorus epicles'' are:⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles epicles'' Fruhstorfer, 1918 – western Java
⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles hilima'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 – eastern Java
⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles latilimbata'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern Yunnan
⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles tweediei'' Eliot, 1963 – Peninsular Malaya
⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles sumatrensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 – Sumatra
⤷ ''Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus'' Holland, 1887 – Hainan
Distribution
In India, this butterfly can only be traced in the Himalayas at 2000–7000 ft . Apart from that they can be found from Kumaon in the Himalayas to southern Myanmar. They mainly inhabit in dense forest region.References:
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