Hypocysta metirius

Brown Ringlet at Ulladulla, NSW

Hypocysta metirius at Ulladulla, NSW - 1 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Hypocysta metirius 6 Mar 2019 SuziBond
Hypocysta metirius 20 Feb 2019 SuziBond
Hypocysta irius 8 Feb 2019 CharlesDove

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2 comments

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?
plants wrote:
   6 Mar 2019
I agree with Hypocysta metirius.

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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
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