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Northern or Orange-streaked Ringlet (Male)

Hypocysta irius

Photo by LeanneGardner
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Field Notes

Description:

33cm wingspan on the male, the female is slightly bigger. Two obvious ringlets under the back wing & an orange tinge above.

Habitat:

Found on the edges of rainforests, mainly right on the coast. They prefer shaded areas with filtered sunlight where larval food plants grow, (Poaceae).

Notes:

Cape Hillsborough N.P.

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Hypocysta irius

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