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Lycaena salustius
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[3]
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