A small butterfly similar in size to the Small blue, the short-tailed blue (Cupido argiades) is a member of the lycaenidae family rarely found in the

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A small butterfly similar in size to the Small blue, the short-tailed blue (Cupido argiades) is a member of the lycaenidae family rarely found in the UK but common across mainland Europe to as far east as Japan. Photographed in Tuscany, Italy, in April.

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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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