Copper Butterfly
Lycaena salustius (Fabricius)
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Size range
- Small butterflies, up to 33 mm
Distribution
- Most common of the four species
- New Zealand, not found in Australia
Life History
- Markings are very variable, especially the female
- Food plants of caterpillars : Polygonaceae : Muehlenbeckia and Rumex
