Biology:Lycaena salustius
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Lycaena salustius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lycaena |
Species: | L. salustius
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Binomial name | |
Lycaena salustius (Fabricius, 1793)
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Lycaena salustius, the common copper or the coastal copper,[1][2] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known in the Māori language as pepe para riki, a name that is shared with a few other members of the genus Lycaena native to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from October to April.
The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia species.
See also
- Butterflies of New Zealand
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arter-Williamson, Robert (28 December 2008). "Common Copper / Pepe Para Riki (Lycaena salustius)". https://nzbutterfly.info/resident/common-copper/.
- ↑ Vause, Julie. "COASTAL COPPER (Lycaena salustius) Oh, so perky" (in en). https://www.juliesbutterflies.com/blog-post/coastal-copper-lycaena-salustius-oh-so-perky.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1348896 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena salustius.
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