Lycaena salustius1
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Lycaenidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrerehua iti, ka tipu kia 33 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi
Size range
- Small butterflies, up to 33 mm
Te Tītaringa
- O ngā momo e 4, ko Lycaena salustius te momo e tino kitea ana
- Kei Aotearoa (me ētahi atu wāhi o te ao), engari kāore e kitea i Ahitereiria
Distribution
- Most common of the four species
- New Zealand, not found in Australia
Te Huringa Ora
- He taurangi tonu te āhua o ngā tohu i ngā parirau. E kaha kitea ana tēnei i ngā uwha, engari he āhua pērā anō ngā toa.
- Ko ngā tipu ka kainga e ngā anuhe: Polygonaceae – Muehlenbeckia me te Rumex
Life history
- Markings are very variable, especially the female
- Food plants of caterpillars : Polygonaceae : Muehlenbeckia and Rumex