瑠璃小灰蝶

瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “lapis lazuli, azure”) + 小灰蝶(しじみ) (shijimi, “gossamer-winged butterfly”)

• IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾʲiɕiʑimʲi]

瑠(る)璃(り)小灰蝶(しじみ) or 瑠璃小灰蝶(ルリシジミ) • (rurishijimi) 

1. holly blue, Celastrina argiolus

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).