Heliophorus moorei filmed at Landour in Uttarakhand: July 2013

From the archive record

This butterfly fluttered by and landed on this fern leaf in the monsoon season, at Landour, in July 2013. It turned out to be Heliophorus moorei, an identification thankfully given by Hemant Ogale. The butterfly gives a nice view, slowly pirouettes around and gives a frontal and rear view... This is most likely the Himachal sub-species: Heliophorus moorei coruscans Moore, 1882 -- Himachal Azure Sapphire Anonymous. 2013. Heliophorus moorei Hewitson, 1865 -- Azure Sapphire. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh & U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 2.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1154/Heliophorus-moorei This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from