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Blue butterfly ID - NE Greece (1 Viewer)

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Seen at Lake Prespa, April 2017.
 

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You've got 2 species there. The larger ones are Green-underside Blues. The smaller ones are one of the Cupido species, possibly Small Blue but I cannot discard Osiris Blue without seeing their upperside. Would you have any more pics of those?

EDIT: on a 2nd look, the smaller might be Provençal Short-tailed Blues, due to the (almost invisible) marginal pattern on the hidwings, and a suggestion of a tail, but clearer images would help.
 
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