Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido minimus)

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido minimus) by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido minimus)

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 14 Jun 2020

This tiny butterfly is quite a rarity. I was not surprised to see one here, because there are large areas of its favourite food plant, Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria).

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.656888
Longitude
-3.067456