Family: Lycaenidae 1569     *     Cupido minimus     *     Small Blue Widespread but rare, declining in most areas. A Priority Species for conservation Wingspan: 18-27mm. The smallest native butterfly Flight time: May-June and August Habitat: Sheltered chalk or limestone grassland where Kidney Vetch is present Larval foodplant: Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria

Small Blue, Cupido minimus
Badbury Rings, Dorset. May 2015