Lycaena rauparaha: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Lycaena
Species
Lycaena rauparaha
Scientific Name
Lycaena rauparaha

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lycaena rauparaha

Lycaena rauparaha, Rauparaha's copper, Fereday’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.

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Lycaena rauparaha in languages:

English
Rauparaha's Copper
English
Rauparaha's copper butterfly
Māori
Mokarakare

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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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Lycaena rauparaha
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