Cupido lorquinii is a small butterfly found in the West Palearctic (North Africa, Iberia) that belongs to the blues family.

But Butler draws attention to the differences between them, lorquinii having the wing-bases above dusted with purplish violet instead of blue-green.

The ocelli of the underside are differently arranged, the submarginal row being much more regular and more evenly curved in lorqiiinii.

In South France, Spain and the opposite districts of North Africa.

from the Tian-shan [now full species Cupido buddhista (Alphéraky, 1881)[2] The larva feeds on Anthyllis vulneraria.