Reinstatement of a New Zealand copper butterfly,Lycaena rauparaha (Fereday, 1877) |
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| Authors: | G. W. Gibbs |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Zoology , Victoria University of Wellington , Private Bag, Wellington , New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Previous confusion over the nomenclature and status of the New Zealand copper butterflies is reviewed. Lycaena rauparaha n. comb., which has been regarded as a variety of L. salustius in recent literature, is reinstated and adult, larval, and pupal characters are described. Its distinctions from L. salustius and L. feredayi are tabulated and a key to this species complex is given. |
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| Keywords: | Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Lycaena rauparaha new combination taxonomy life stages identification |
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