Hypocysta metirius
Brown Ringlet at Narrawallee, NSW
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| Hypocysta metirius | SuziBond | 6 Mar 2019 | |
| Hypocysta metirius | SuziBond | 20 Feb 2019 | |
| Hypocysta irius | CharlesDove | 18 Jul 2018 |
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1 comment
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 150.467896-35.306911
- Places Narrawallee, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Apr 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
- CharlesDove Recorded by
Collections
- CharlesDove South Coast NatureMapr Hypocysta metirius Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Hypocysta metirius Scientific name
- Brown Ringlet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1107m Recorded at altitude