Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775)
(Small Blue Butterfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly)
GenusCupido (a genus of blue butterflies)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly) :
1: Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly)
17 Jun 1978 OSGR: TQ04 51° 10’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Male and female
Image 1: Female - upper side - wings apart - enlargedImage 2: Male - upper side - wings apart - enlargedImage 3: Male - upper side - wings apart - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male - wings apart - enlarged
2: Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly)
6 Jun 1976 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Male - under side - wings slightly apart - enlargedImage 2: Male - wings apart - enlarged

Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cupido minimus (Small Blue Butterfly)
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