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$The small blue (Cupido minimus) is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the female. The species can live in colonies of up to several hundred and in its caterpillar stage is cannibalistic.\nDescription:\nSmall blue males are dark brown with a scattering of bright blue scales that speckle their wings. Females lack this blue speckling. Both males and females exhibit the characteristic silver underside with black spots. The male has a bluish tint at the base of its wings similar to the upper side. Their wingspan can fall anywhere from 16-27mm, but males tend to be the smaller sex.\nHabitat:\nC. minimus live in calcareous grasslands, abandoned quarries, railway and embankments and woodland edges and clearings.\nFood plants:\nRecorded larval food plants are Oxytropis campestris, Astragalus alpinus, Lotus corniculatus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Coronilla, Medicago, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus glycyphyllos and Astragalus cicer. \nIn the UK, small blues lay their eggs, live, and feed exclusively on the kidney vetch. While females obtain all of their nutrients from plants, males will extract salts and minerals from carrion, dung, and mud puddles. \nFlying season:\nThe adult small blue has a lifespan of about three months. In the southern United Kingdom, there are two broods a summer. One is in June, and the other in August with the second brood being smaller. However, in the northern part of the United Kingdom, only the June brood is present. The small blue is diurnal, and often lives in colonies. While most colonies consist of a few dozen individuals, colonies of several hundred have been recorded. \nDistribution:\nC. minimus is found troughout Europe (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.$

A butterfly is landing on a yellow flower in nature in sunny summer day.

a smiling girl asian catching a little butterfly. children's hands and a insect.

Beautiful blue butterfly in nature. Colors of summer.

Lycaenides Butterfly at sunset in Summer on a flower

$Colorful geranium argus butterfly pollinating flower.\n\n[url=/search/lightbox/4993571][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3032065487_f6e753ae37.jpg?v=0[/IMG][/url]\nkwsep2013$

Satyrini butterfly camouflaged on a rock

Hauhechelbläuling in the grass - butterfly

Pseudozizeeria maha sitting on a flower. Macro photo of a butterfly

Beautiful butterfly is on multi colored flower in garden.

Close-up of a tiny cute butterfly (Scolitantides orion, the chequered blue gossamer-winged butterflies) perching on a grass. Beautiful blurred background, nice colorful bokeh. Summer, nice soft light.

A Silvery blue butterfly pauses on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

Small common blue female butterfly resting on top of a Snake weed( Persicaria bistorta) flower head.

This beautiful and elegant butterfly is a change from a pretty scary caterpillar, it takes a few days to process a caterpillar that was initially so frightening into a beautiful butterfly, that is the power of God that is extraordinary.

$Plebejus argus is a scarce resident in the Netherlands. The distribution shrunk during the last century. It is no longer found in the coastal dunes, except for those on the Frisian Islands.\nThe species is classified as vulnerable on the 2006 Red List. This is an European Species with a increase in the Southern Parts of Europe.\nHabitat: This Blue butterfly occurs on both dry and wet Heathland, often in the transition zone between the wet and drier parts. The habitat has short, sparse vegetation and patches of bare ground, with young seedlings of Calluna vulgaris or Erica tetralix, the preferred larval food plants.\nFlight Season: The species flies in one generation from the end of June until early August and hibernates as an egg. Various ants, notable Lasius species, are attracted to the caterpillars and pupae.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

on the Tour de Mont-Blanc trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The Meadow Brown is the most abundant butterfly species in many habitats. The meadow brown is a butterfly found in the Palearctic realm.

Green summer background. A blue butterfly sits on a yellow spring dandelion in a meadow. Natural abstract background

A beautiful little butterfly in nature. Wildlife. Fabulous beauty.

Colorful butterfly on wildflower at sunset

A common Blue Butterfly on a flower at sunset in Summer

$Achillea millefolium, commonly known as White Yarrow or Common Yarrow, is a graceful perennial flower that produces an abundance of huge, flat clusters, packed with creamy-white flowers. They are born on tall stems atop an aromatic, green, fern-like foliage. Both flowers and foliage are attractive and long lasting, making White Yarrow a wonderful garden plant and a great choice for prairie or meadow plantings.\nIt is a rhizomatous, spreading, upright to mat-forming. Cultivars extend the range of flower colors to include pink, red, cream, yellow and bicolor pastels.$

gossamer-winged butterfly, A butterfly is gathering honey

Single holly blue ( Celastrina argiolus) butterfly, front view and top of a leaf

Butterfly sits on a woman hand. Blue, fragile butterfly wings on woman fingers create harmony of nature, beauty magic close-up. Macro.

Small Moth Resting on a Vibrant Orange Marigold Flower in Full Bloom

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