Species Detail - Small Blue (Cupido minimus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Cupido minimus
Small Blue
NHMSYS0000502045
RecommendedWell-formed
Cupido alsus ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Cupido minimus Fuessly, 1775, Cupido minimus , Small Blue Butterfly
Threatened Species: Endangered
cumin
(Fuessly, 1775)
Insect - butterfly
Species
307
17
13
13/05/2008
02/06/2020
3 May (recorded in 2019)
19 September (recorded in 2021)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Small Blue (Cupido minimus), accessed 20 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/316/Species/77246