Bordered Rustic

Bordered Rustic

Cupha prosope

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Noosa National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Noosa National Park From 2019 to 2026
101 In all 4 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bordered Rustic

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. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bordered Rustic in Noosa National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bordered Rustic sighting in Noosa National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bordered Rustic in Noosa National Park?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bordered Rustic in Noosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Noosa National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 210 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Bordered Rustic?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bordered Rustic sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Noosa National Park the best place to see a Bordered Rustic?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bordered Rustic sightings, Noosa National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 30%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Bordered Rustic live in Noosa National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Bordered Rustic that you can see in Noosa National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Swamp Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Glasswing (about 20%) and Great Eggfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bordered Rustic sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bordered Rustic is recorded against all the insects logged in Noosa National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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