Lycaena salustius, the common copper or the coastal copper,[1][2] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

It is known in the Māori language as pepe para riki, a name that is shared with a few other members of the genus Lycaena native to New Zealand.

Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia species.

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