Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae
Tribe: Lycaenini
Genus: Lycaena
Species: L. tama
Binominal name: Lycaena tama
Common name: Canterbury alpine boulder copper
Lycaena tama (Canterbury alpine boulder copper) is a small endemic butterfly with > 11 mm forewing length. It inhabits alpine areas in Canterbury and the Mackenzie basin. Adults fly during October to April. The larval host plant is the Muehlenbeckia species (pohuehue).
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