Western pygmy blue
| Western pygmy blue | |
|---|---|
| B. e. exilis, California | |
| B. e. thompsoni, Grand Cayman | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Brephidium |
| Species: | B. exilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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The western pygmy blue (Brephidium exilis or Brephidium exile) is one of the smallest butterflies in the world and the smallest in North America. It has reached Hawaii, as well as the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.