Butterflies of Norway

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CUPIDO MINIMUS

 

English name: Little Blue
Norwegian name: Dvergblåvinge
Auctor: (Fuessly, 1775)
Original description: as Papilio minima in Verz. bekannt.Schweiz. Ins.: 31.
Syn.: alsus ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
minima (Esper, [1778])
magna ([Heyne], [1895])
magna Sugitani, 1938
minima Tuzov & al, 2000
Type locality of nominate species: Switzerland.
Subspecies in Norway: C. m. minimus.
Worldwide distribution: Central Europe, temperate parts of Asia to Mongolia, Amur
and Kamchatka.

 

C. minumus minimus

Auctor: (Fuessly, 1775)
Syn.: - - -
Type locality of subspecies: Switzerland.
Distribution in Norway: Norway north to Troms fylke.
Notes: A rare species in Norway.
Described forms found in Norway: - - -
Etymology: minimus = the least.


 



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1 26 TEI Hjartdal 23-JUN-2000 Tony Nagypal TN m
2 26 TEI Hjartdal 23-JUN-2000 Tony Nagypal TN m (ventral view)
3 69 MRI Stranda 26-JUN-1994 Tony Nagypal TN f
4 69 MRI Stranda 22-JUN-1997 Tony Nagypal TN f (ventral view)

 

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