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Western Pygmy Blue

Brephidium exilis

Description:

tiny butterfly.

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Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

It is the smallest butterfly in North America. According to butterflycabi.net it is possible that this butterfly is also the smallest in the world. The wing span of the Western Pygmy-Blue is about half an inch making it very hard to detect even if there is a large population present.

Read more: Information on the Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_7547448_inform...

HemaShah
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HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Nov 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 3, 2012

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