TL: New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaiapoi Bush
25-31 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishRauparaha’s Copper 
MāoriMokarakare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygalaceae Muehlenbeckia australis Large-leaved muehlenbeckia
- Lycaena (Antipodolycaena) rauparaha is a member of the clade Lycaena New Zealand:
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Species Author Lycaena (Antipodolycaena) boldenarum White, 1862 Lycaena (Antipodolycaena) feredayi (Bates, 1867) Lycaena (Antipodolycaena) rauparaha (Fereday, 1877) Lycaena (Antipodolycaena) salustius (Fabricius, 1793)
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |