Bordered Rustic
Cupha prosope prosope
Also called Australian Rustic, Northern Rustic
Cupha prosope prosope is a subspecies of the Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 7 plants, including Scolopia braunii, Flacourtia indica and Flacourtia jangomas. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller. Bob Miller wrote about it in his book, Bob's Butterflies.
Life cycle of the Bordered Rustic
Bordered Rustic caterpillars (final instar)
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Bordered Rustic pupae
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Bordered Rustic adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
In Bob's book
Bob wrote about this butterfly in his book:
- Australian Rustic page 18
Caterpillar food plants
7 known food plants for this species.