Hypocysta metirius

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Hypocysta metirius
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypocysta
Species:
H. metirius
Binomial name
Hypocysta metirius
Butler, 1875[1]

Hypocysta metirius, the common brown ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are brown, with an orange patch on each hindwing ending in an eyespot. The underside of the wings is brown with two eyespots on the hindwings.

The larvae feed on Gahnia clarkei, , Alexfloydia repens, Cynodon dactylon and Imperata species. They are green or brown with dark lines along the body. Full-grow larvae are about 20 mm long. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa, which is attached to a stem.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hypocysta Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Australian Insects


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