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What is the smallest butterfly in the world?

This is often said to be the Pigmy Blue fropm the USA which is about1.5 cm (0.62 of an inch) across the wings. However, there is a tiny butterfly from South Africa called Barber's Blue where the male can be as little as 6 mm in size. This is less than a third of an inch across.

 

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