Spring Azure female I found around noon today. These are about the smallest butterflies in this area. They may be one of the rarest, or it might just be that they are so hard to see. Their wingspread is only about an inch and a quarter and, when resting with wings folded, all you see is the underside of the wings - dull grey/white with some darker spots. The broad dark edge on the upper side of the forewing marks this one as a female; males have little or no dark border.