WHAT IS THE SMALLEST BUTTERFLY IN THE WORLD?

Cupido minimus butterfly
Cupido minimus butterfly
American pygmy blue
American pygmy blue

Probably the smallest butterfly in the world is the American Pygmy Blue with a minimum wingspan of 13 millimeters (approximately 1/2 of an inch).

The smallest butterfly in Britain, the small blue with a wingspan 22 millimeters (7/8 of an inch), also occurs among the blue butterfly species.

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