Biology:Cupha prosope
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Cupha prosope | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cupha |
| Species: | C. prosope
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| Binomial name | |
| Cupha prosope (Fabricius, 1775)
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Cupha prosope, the bordered rustic, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands[1] and along the eastern coast of Queensland and Northern NSW[2].
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 wallacei[3]
References
- ↑ "Cupha prosope". https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/prosope.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Braby, Michael F. (2004). The complete field guide to the butterflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub.. ISBN 978-0-643-09027-9. http://archive.org/details/The_Complete_Field_Guide_to_Butterflies_of_Australia.
- ↑ "Bordered Rustic (Cupha prosope)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/368435-Cupha-prosope.
Wikidata ☰ Q13505615 entry
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