Rustic

Cupha erymanthis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Rustic
Photo: Jeevan Jose, CC BY-SA

The Rustic butterfly’s upper wings are a light ochre brown, and the hindwing shows a thin, wavy black line. Caterpillars are brown with darker markings, and pupae are green with pink filaments and tubercles.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Upper side of the wings is ochraceous light brown. Hindwing has a thin, sinuous black line across it.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Caterpillars feed mainly on plants in the Flacourtiaceae family. Adults sometimes sip fluids from carrion.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Native to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Rustic photo 3
Photo: 尹若宇, CC BY-SA
Rustic photo 4
Photo: Rison Thumboor, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

MonarchMonarchDanaus plexippusRed AdmiralRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaPainted LadyPainted LadyVanessa carduiGulf FritillaryGulf FritillaryDione vanillaeSpeckled WoodSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaEuropean Peacock ButterflyEuropean Peacock ButterflyAglais io

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupha_erymanthis

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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