Tailed Rustic
Vagrans egista propinqua
Also called Australian Vagrant
Vagrans egista propinqua is a subspecies of the Tailed Rustic (Vagrans egista), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 1 plant: Homalium circumpinnatum. This page has 7 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Tailed Rustic
Tailed Rustic caterpillars (final instar)
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Tailed Rustic pupae
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Tailed Rustic adults
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Female, upperside
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.
Caterpillar food plants
1 known food plant for this species.