Short-tailed blue

Short-tailed blue
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cupido
Species:
C. argiades
Binomial name
Cupido argiades
(Pallas, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Everes argiades
  • Papilio argiades
  • Elkalyce argiades

The short-tailed blue or tailed Cupid (Cupido argiades) is a butterfly that forms part of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in India.