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Brown Ringlet
Hypocysta metirius
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 and New South Wales.
Both male and female Hypocysta metirius have a wingspan of 31 mm. They are brown and have an orange patch on the hindwing with an eyespot. The underside of the hindwing has two eyespots and commonly has a silver spot between them.
From the article Hypocysta metirius on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Hypocysta metirius are found in tall open-forest and at the edges of tropical, subtropical and warm temperate rainforest. In southern New South Wales they can also be found in coastal heath-woodland.
Host Plants. The larvae of Hypocysta metirius feed on plants of the family Poaceae including:
Cynodon dactylon Eriachne pallescens Alexfloydia repens
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 244226.