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Hypocysta metirius

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Hypocysta metirius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

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