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Lycaena feredayi (Glade copper)

Synonyms: Chrysophanus enysii; Chrysophanus feredayi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Glade Copper (Lycaena feredayi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in New Zealand. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December and from February to the beginning of April. The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia australis.
View Wikipedia Record: Lycaena feredayi

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.102 inches (.028 m)

Prey / Diet

Muehlenbeckia australis (muehlenbeckia)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1BUTTERFLIES OF AUCKLAND, D.R. Cowley and J.M. Cowley, TANE 29, 1983, pp. 181-192
♦ 2New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0