Small blue: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small blue lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cupido minimus
Group	Butterflies & moths
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae

Where does the small blue live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small blue in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the small blue endangered?

The small blue’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the small blue?

The small blue (Cupido minimus) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Lycaenidae, genus Cupido. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small blue (revision 1332892849), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q243913 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).