Hypocysta irius, the northern ringlet or orange-streaked ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.[2]

Hypocysta irius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypocysta
Species:
H. irius
Binomial name
Hypocysta irius
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio irius Fabricius, 1775

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hypocysta Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-06-28.