Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
Sighting 3403681

Hypocysta metirius

Brown Ringlet at Narrawallee, NSW

Hypocysta metirius at Narrawallee, NSW - 29 Apr 2015
Hypocysta metirius at Narrawallee, NSW - 29 Apr 2015
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Identification history

Hypocysta metirius 6 Mar 2019 SuziBond
Hypocysta metirius 20 Feb 2019 SuziBond
Hypocysta irius 18 Jul 2018 CharlesDove

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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?

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Apr 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • CharlesDove Recorded by

Species information

  • Hypocysta metirius Scientific name
  • Brown Ringlet Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 678m Recorded at altitude
  • 86 images trained Machine learning
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