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Lycaena rauparaha (Rauparaha's copper)

Synonyms: Chrysophanus rauparaha

Wikipedia Abstract

Lycaena rauparaha, Rauparaha’s copper or mokarakare is a species of butterfly endemic to New Zealand. It acquired its English common name because it occurred in the same coastal areas as the rangatira (chief) and war leader of Ngāti Toa Maori, Te Rauparaha.
View Wikipedia Record: Lycaena rauparaha

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.102 inches (.028 m)

Prey / Diet

Muehlenbeckia complexa (maidenhair vine)[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