Tarucus sybaris
The tiny Dotted Blue butterfly – it has a wingspan of only about 2.5cm – may be seen throughout the year but they’re much more numerous during spring, summer and early autumn. They fly slow and low to the ground, settling often on small flowers and muddy patches of ground. Larvae feed on the leaves of the buffalo thorn tree and its close relatives. In South Africa they are found from the Eastern Cape, through the Free State, Kwazulu-Natal, North West and Gauteng to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, indicative of their preference for grassland and savanna habitats.
Dotted Blue
Dotted Blue male in flight
Dotted Blue male in flight
Dotted Blues
DeWetsWild 
I seem to only capture them in butterfly houses, but I do have a very few “wild” butterfly images. >grin<
I enjoy chasing them around now with my camera rather than with a net like when I was a boy!
Small in size but large in beauty, Dries.
What a wonderful description, Janet!
Oh what a perfect treat, Dries.
Thank you very much, Tish!
I enjoy your butterfly pictures!
You are as kind and generous as always, Anne!
They are beautiful!
We have similar butterflies here in Kerala too but the number of spots are less.
Thank you for sharing 🙂
There’s so many butterflies in the world and some of them occur in only small pockets of the world. I find them fascinating!
Absolutely!
I feel great if I get a good photo of these winged beauties, especially if it’s a rare one 🙂