Britains smallest butterfly, the small blue (Cupido minimus) perched on a grass blade, usually found in late spring to early summer with only a single

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Britains smallest butterfly, the small blue (Cupido minimus) perched on a grass blade, usually found in late spring to early summer with only a single brood each year. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in June.

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Size: 5122px × 3415px
Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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