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Cupido minimus
With a wingspan that can be as little as 15 mm, this is one of the smallest European butterflies. The dorsal view for both male and female is a dull brown with some bluish overtones. The undersides are a silvery grey with a black dot pattern similar to that of Cupido osiris; in this latter species the males are bright blue.
Found mud-puddling on the path in an alpine pasture, alt. ~1700 m. Last picture is of habitat.
See also: http://pieris.ch/seiten/main.php?page=ar... http://lepido.ch/azuresx/argusfrele/view...
Spotted on Jul 5, 2013
Submitted on Jul 21, 2013
9 Comments
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Thank you Jemma and The headphones boss!
lovely spot. Great details on such a ting creature.
cool
I can see why duttagupta35504 :-) This is a great butterfly habitat.
I want to be there.... :)
Thanks Satyen and arlanda!
Nice pics!!
Beautiful spotting and cool habitat shot as usual Daniele :-)