Provençal short-tailed blue

Cupido alcetas, the Provençal short-tailed blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Lycaenidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Provençal short-tailed blue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Everes decolorata
• Cupido lorquinii
• Everes argiades
• Cupido osiris
• Cupido minimus
• Everes amyntula

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Lycaenidae

Genus

Everes

Species

Everes alcetas

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