Lycaena feredayi

Lycaena feredayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. feredayi
Binomial name
Lycaena feredayi
(Bates, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Chrysophanus feredayi Bates, 1867
  • Chrysophanus enysii Butler, 1876

Lycaena feredayi, the glade copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December and from February to the beginning of April.

The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia australis.


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