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Short-tailed blue

Cupido argiades

currently accepted name: Elkalyce argiades

Order Lepidoptera. Family Lycaenidae.

Short-tailed blue — Photographs 1
Short-tailed blue.
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Description

The short-tailed blue or tailed Cupid (Cupido argiades) is a butterfly that forms part of the family Lycaenidae.

Traits

Wingspan
20–28 mm
Flight period
May–September
Host plants
legumes (clover, lucerne)
Generations per year
2–3

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Photographs

Short-tailed blue — Photographs 2
Short-tailed blue. Zoological illustration.
Felder / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: Wikipedia