small blue
(US) A very small butterfly, , of the lycaenid subfamily , the blues.
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Butterfly of the day - Small blue. A butterfly with a spectacular ability to arrive into a newly created habitat that includes Kidney vetch. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
⬇️ 77% BELOW MARKET Patagonia · Patagonia Jacket Womens Small Blue Re-Tool Snap-T Pullover Deep Pile… Size ? · Pre-owned - Good £32 (FMV ~£140) 🔗 View listing
Small Blue Butterflies Cupido minimus, half a dozen or so flying by the quarry hill as were lots of Green Long-horns Adela reaumurella. These were "dancing" fairy-like over the shrubbery.
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(US) A very small butterfly, , of the lycaenid subfamily , the blues.
“Butterfly of the day - Small blue. A butterfly with a spectacular ability to arrive into a newly created habitat that includes Kidney vetch. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026“⬇️ 77% BELOW MARKET Patagonia · Patagonia Jacket Womens Small Blue Re-Tool Snap-T Pullover Deep Pile… Size ? · Pre-owned - Good £32 (FMV ~£140) 🔗 View listing”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Small Blue Butterflies Cupido minimus, half a dozen or so flying by the quarry hill as were lots of Green Long-horns Adela reaumurella. These were "dancing" fairy-like over the shrubbery.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK) A very small butterfly, , of the lycaenid subfamily , the blues.
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