Lycaena edna, or Maui's copper,[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[2] 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, including the closely related coastal copper.
| Lycaena edna | |
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| A copper butterfly on a leaf. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. edna
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena edna Doubleday, 1843
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The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia species.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lycaena edna Doubleday, 1843 - Biota of NZ". Biota of NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "NZOR Name Details - Lycaena edna Doubleday, 1843". NZOR. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Henderson, Geoff; Patrick, Brian (2020). "New Zealand's pōhuehue (Muehlenbeckia) - a biodiversity powerhouse with an image problem" (PDF). Canterbury Botanical Society (51): 47–57.
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