Lycaena salustius, the common copper or the coastal copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known in the MÃÂori language as , a name that is shared with a few other members of the genus Lycaena native to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 24âÂÂ35 mm. Adults are on wing from October to April.
The larvae feed on Muehlenbeckia species.