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cupido_minimus_-_small_blue
France's smallest butterfly, taking in minerals in a country track. I used to drive these tracks in 2nd or first low ready to stop and jump out if I spotted something or some plants looked promising. Sometimes the wildlife was right on the track.
The small blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the female. The undersides are a silvery grey with small black dots. The male has a bluish tint at the base of its wings similar to the upper side.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Annette Flottwell
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured Jul 12, 2014 15:50 in 1 Rue Raymond Boucharel, 24340 Mareuil, France.
