SLButterflies

Rustic

Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]

හීන් රත්තියා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Heliconiinae > Vagrantini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Adult stage of Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cupha%20erymanthis%20placida#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cupha%20erymanthis%20placida#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Flacourtia indica

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Homalium ceylanicum

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Scolopia pusilla

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cupha%20erymanthis%20placida#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cupha%20erymanthis%20placida#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, [1881]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Cupha%20erymanthis%20placida#seasonalAbundance

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