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Small blue

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.

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Asia MinorTranscaucasiaTian-ShanSiberiaRussian Far East
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Oxytropis campestrisAstragalus alpinusLotus corniculatusKidney vetchMelilotus
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Osiris Blue
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Small blue

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples54
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
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related to UK and Ireland · 14
Small blue → Cotswolds, Elsewhere, England, Great Britain, Ireland, It, Northern Ireland, Priority Species, Salisbury Plain, Scotland, The, UK, UK Biodiversity Action Plan, United Kingdom
related to Food resources · 11
Small blue → Anthyllis, Astragalus, Coronilla, In, Lotus, Medicago, Melilotus, Oxytropis, Recorded, UK, While
related to Conservation status · 10
Small blue → Countryside Act, In, It, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Wildlife Order, Priority Species, Schedule, UK Biodiversity Action Plan, United Kingdom, Wildlife
related to Imago · 7
Small blue → August, However, In, June, The, United Kingdom, While
related to Description · 6
Small blue → Both, Females, Osiris Blue, Small, The, Their
related to Oviposition · 5
Small blue → After, However, Once, The, To
is a · 1
Small blue → smallest butterfly species found in the United Kingdom

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blue small males species females ireland minimus male female one uk larvae instar kingdom often found eggs colonies caterpillar first

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Small blueis asmallest butterfly species found in the United Kingdom0.90text
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusIn0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusUnited Kingdom0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusPriority Species0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusNorthern Ireland0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusUK Biodiversity Action Plan0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusIt0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusSchedule0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusWildlife0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusCountryside Act0.60section
Small bluerelated to Conservation statusNorthern Ireland Wildlife Order0.60section
Small bluerelated to DescriptionSmall0.60section

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