Brown Ringlet at Dolphin Point, NSW
Identification history
| Hypocysta metirius | 6 Mar 2019 | SuziBond | ||
| Hypocysta metirius | 20 Feb 2019 | SuziBond | ||
| Hypocysta irius | 27 Jun 2018 | CharlesDove |
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User's notes
Hypocysta irius, Orange-streaked ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 30 mm.
1 comment
SuziBond
wrote:
20 Feb 2019
Hi Charles, we don't get Hypocysta irius this far south, it is a species from Queensland and northern NSW. Compare the hindwings of the two species, you'll see that H. irius has more prominent eyespots than H. metirius. What do you think?
Location information
- Coordinates 150.441917-35.402697
- Maps Meroo National Park Wairo Beach and Dolphin Point
- Places Dolphin Point, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
- CharlesDove Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Nymphs (Nymphalidae) CharlesDove South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Hypocysta metirius Scientific name
- Brown Ringlet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 678m Recorded at altitude
- 112 images trained Machine learning
