Britain's smallest butterfly, the small blue (Cupido minimus) perched on a grass blade, this species is found throughout the Palearctic ecozone. In th

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Britain's smallest butterfly, the small blue (Cupido minimus) perched on a grass blade, this species is found throughout the Palearctic ecozone. In the UK it is usually found in late spring to early summer with only a single brood each year. Photographed in Somerset UK in May.

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