The smallest butterfly in the world is the little blue-grey butterfly, with a wingspan of only 7 mm. It is native to Afghanistan. The smallest known gray butterfly in my country has a wingspan of 13 mm and was collected from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
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The main identifying characteristics of the Lesser Gray Butterfly (the smallest butterfly)
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The smallest butterfly in the world is the little blue-grey butterfly, with a wingspan of only 7 mm. It is native to Afghanistan. The smallest known gray butterfly in my country has a wingspan of 13 mm and was collected from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
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