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Western Pygmy Blue

Brephidium exilis

Description:

The Western Pygmy Blue is one of the smallest butterfly species in the world, and is the smallest in North America. It's hard to imagine how tiny they are until you see them.

Habitat:

Gazania, poppy, and many other flowers.

Notes:

I could be wrong on the ID, although I'm fairly confident on this one. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

I love this. I've started growing a kind of weed (don't know what it's called) that attracts these tiny little guys like crazy.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

You are correct.

JimBob
Spotted by
JimBob

California, USA

Spotted on Mar 31, 2014
Submitted on Mar 31, 2014

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