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 | |
  | |
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.