Working on butterfly nr. 13 of 15 🦋
It has a wingspan of only 1,8 cm and all butterflies in this series are painted true size 🙀
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#watercolour #butterfly #smallblue #cupidominimus #dwergblauwtje #melissahalley

“Astonishing” and “rare” explosion of small blue butterflies recorded in Scottish Highlands | Countryfile.com Over 500 small blue butterflies were spotted at a single site in Scotland, more than doubling the previous year's count.

here is more about the #species returning to its #habitat in #Scotland after beeing EXTINCT in the area since the 80s (now thats a WOW - & a good moment for taking a bow for those who care for them:

www.countryfile.com/wildlife/sma...

#butterflies #CupidoMinimus #racingextinction #art #goodnews

JUST ADD #GOODNEWS from #Scotland - a #species is RETURNING after conservation efforts.

"The small blue ( 🦋👉 #CupidoMinimus ), Scotland’s smallest😊👉 #butterfly, has been extinct from Irvine on the #Ayrshire coast since 1983."

scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-bu...

#nature #photography #art

A Small Blue butterfly rests on a tangle of dead grass stalks, its wings half-spread. This is the UK's smallest native butterfly, with a wingspan of between 2 and 3cm. This is a male, and will be at the lower end of the size range. His pale blue underwings can't be seen in this photo, but his overwings are a kind of dull, greyish purple, with a scattering of bright blue scales and a white fringe all round. The hair on his body is blue. His eyes are black, and his legs and antennae are striped in black and white.

A Small Blue butterfly at Prestbury Hill BC reserve. It was quite nice to find one not indulging their taste for abandoned dog poo.
#insects #invertebrates #butterfly #SmallBlue #CupidoMinimus #PrestburyHill #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders