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Cupha prosope

Cupha prosope, the bordered rustic, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands and along the eastern coast of Queensland and Northern NSW.

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Cupha prosope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cupha
Species:
C. prosope
Binomial name
Cupha prosope
(Fabricius, 1775)

Cupha prosope, the bordered rustic, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands1 and along the eastern coast of Queensland and Northern NSW2.

Habitat

Cupha prosope are often found in forest clearings and nearby to creeks.2

Host plants

The larvae of Cupha prosope feed on the leaves of Scolopia braunii, Flacourtia jangomas, Xylosma ovatum, Xylosma terrae-reginae and Flacourtia indica.2

Taxonomy

Cupha prosope contains the following subspecies:

  • Cupha prosope wallacei3
References

References

  1. "Cupha prosope". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  2. Braby, Michael F. (2004). The complete field guide to the butterflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub. ISBN 978-0-643-09027-9.
  3. "Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 3 May 2026.