The 13th, and last watercolour I finished this year is the Small Blue (Cupido minimus) 🦋
In Dutch 'Dwerg blauwtje' = Dwarf blue 🦋
Hint about the series theme: 1984.
Painted true size in a 10x10 cm black square 🦋
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On this dull damp day a memory of #SmallBlue .. Britain's smallest butterfly & quite a little character you'll discover if you observe it 4 hours in May-June &/or August.
It has a wingspan of of 18-27mm & lives in warm sheltered sites with plenty of its foodplant, the Kidney vetch.
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Working on butterfly nr. 13 of 15 🦋
It has a wingspan of only 1,8 cm and all butterflies in this series are painted true size 🙀
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Close-up of a Small Blue butterfly (Polyommatus) perched on a dried flower stem, wings fully spread to reveal shimmering Adriatic-blue scales. The fine texture of the wings catches the morning light against a soft, blurred background.
A small blue butterfly, wings open like the Adriatic in summer.
I stood still, slowed my breath, and he stayed — long enough for me to carry a piece of blue into the day.
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One of my collection of nine butterfly pics - Love the pale blue and pink tones a small blue butterfly posing perfectly!
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A tiny blue butterfly sways on a green leaf like it’s summer’s hammock.
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A few photos from a recent survey I helped to carry out with @savebutterflies.bsky.social looking for our smallest butterfly, the SMALL BLUE (Cupido minimus). We found 27 which was a good result & indicates a healthy colony 🦋 #butterfly #smallblue
An image of a single roosting small blue butterfly amongst some lush green grass. © Damian Ward 2017.
Small Blue, Buckinghamshire 2017.
Another old image from late May 2017.
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Small Blue butterfly perched on vegetation.
Two Small Blue butterflies perched on plant.
Early start to the season for #SmallBlue at Portknockie, Moray, though was a delight to see them today
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A small, pale blue butterfly with delicate wings rests on a sprig of pink bell-shaped Erica tetralix flowers against a blurred dark green background.
Little Blue Visitor. #EricaTetralix #Butterfly #SmallBlue #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #Ireland #SmartphonePhotography #Photography
My absolute favourite butterfly, the #SmallBlue, encountered on many of its warm & sheltered areas on my favourite hill on the Downs today.
What a stunner just 18 to 27 mm wide [wingspan] & the smallest butterfly in the UK!
I wanted to hug it 🙄
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Small blue butterfly perched on my hand
The Small Blue is the friendliest of butterflies! This one landed on me a few times and was happy sitting here giving me a few kisses. 😘 Wish all were this sweet! #butterdlies #smallblue @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A Small Blue butterfly rests on a tangle of dead grass stalks, its wings half-spread. This is the UK's smallest native butterfly, with a wingspan of between 2 and 3cm. This is a male, and will be at the lower end of the size range. His pale blue underwings can't be seen in this photo, but his overwings are a kind of dull, greyish purple, with a scattering of bright blue scales and a white fringe all round. The hair on his body is blue. His eyes are black, and his legs and antennae are striped in black and white.
A Small Blue butterfly at Prestbury Hill BC reserve. It was quite nice to find one not indulging their taste for abandoned dog poo.
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#AdonisBlue & #ChalkHillBlue need #Horseshoevetch
#SmallBlue needs #Kidneyvetch
#BrownArgus & #GreenHairstreak need #CommonRockrose
They all need more #ChalkGrassland & humans need more #Nature, #footpathaccess, #Lesscaraccess & #Fewervisitorcentres please @southdownsnp.bsky.social!!
Great work by @BoomCumbria & @RSPBEngland #Hodbarrow #Cumbria team to translocate #SmallBlue onto site. #Butterfly bank creation and Kidney Vetch planting ahead of a release of 30 individuals in late May looks like it's now bearing fruit. #RSPBEcology @Blackledge68 @JFDIecologist
