My daughter and I found this cassius blue, Leptotes cassius theonus, by chance sitting on a blade of grass in the yard. This tiny butterfly is always fun to spot and find sitting still, as it has a pretty erratic flight.

This butterfly is said to be pretty common throughout Florida, specially along the coasts. Apparently there are two subspecies, theonus, which can be found in Florida, and striata, found in Texas. They have a nickname of “zebra blues” due to the dark stripes found on the underside of the wing. I have yet to capture a photograph of the top of the wings.