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NATURE
Butterflies
Chalkhill Blue
Cupido minimus
Wingspan 40mm
Told by pale sky-blue upperwings of male, female's being dark brown with orange submarginal spots. Underwings grey-brown with spots. Restricted to chalk and limestone grassland in S England. Flies July-August. Larva on horseshoe vetch.



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