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Glade copper

Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The glade copper (Lycaena feredayi) is a species in the family Lycaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the glade copper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
2.5 cm – 3.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
January to April, November to December
Generations a year
Two
Larval food plants
Polygonaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the glade copper?

GLADE COPPER · WINGSPAN 3.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.2 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the glade copper is about 1.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the glade copper live?

Not recorded

Is the glade copper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the glade copper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyLycaenidae
  6. genusLycaena
  7. SpeciesLycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867)

Synonyms Chrysophanus enysii, Chrysophanus feredayi

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • South island Glade copperEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glade copper

Other species in the same genus Lycaena.

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Common questions

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How big is the glade copper?

An adult glade copper has a wingspan of 2.5 cm – 3.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the glade copper?

The glade copper (Lycaena feredayi) belongs to the family Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Glade copper (Lycaena feredayi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glade-copper

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“Glade copper (Lycaena feredayi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glade-copper.

BibTeX
@misc{glade_copper_2026,
  title = {Glade copper (Lycaena feredayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glade-copper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}