Where does the Small Blue live?
Cupido minimus has 203,912 records in 52 countries and territories, from 1559 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 203,912 records
- 52 places
- 181 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeCupido
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 67,985 | |
| Switzerland | 62,419 | |
| France | 25,818 | |
| Sweden | 9,841 | |
| Denmark | 5,820 | |
| Austria | 5,596 | |
| Germany | 5,240 | |
| Spain | 3,977 | |
| Netherlands | 2,059 | |
| Finland | 1,951 | |
| Norway | 1,897 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,608 | |
| Italy | 1,342 | |
| Estonia | 1,187 | |
| Serbia | 1,131 | |
| Ireland | 963 | |
| Poland | 877 | |
| Belgium | 804 | |
| Russia | 801 | |
| Lithuania | 494 | |
| Hungary | 329 | |
| Romania | 259 | |
| Åland Islands | 258 | |
| Ukraine | 143 | |
| Liechtenstein | 119 | |
| Czechia | 116 | |
| Slovenia | 113 | |
| Andorra | 112 | |
| Türkiye | 93 | |
| Greece | 91 | |
| North Macedonia | 91 | |
| Croatia | 79 | |
| Bulgaria | 64 | |
| Slovakia | 50 | |
| Portugal | 42 | |
| Albania | 31 | |
| Montenegro | 15 | |
| Latvia | 14 | |
| ZZ | 13 | |
| Belarus | 11 |
Showing the top 40 of 52 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.