Lycaena rauparaha

Lycaena rauparaha
Rauparaha's copper butterfly on Muehlenbeckia complexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. rauparaha
Binomial name
Lycaena rauparaha
(Fereday, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysophanus rauparaha Fereday, 1877

Lycaena rauparaha, Rauparaha's copper, Fereday’s copper or mokarakare[3] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Lycaena rauparaha (Fereday 1877)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Lycaena at funet.fi". Markku Savela. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Native NZ Butterflies". Forest & Bird. Retrieved 16 September 2016.