Dingy Ringlet

Dingy Ringlet

Hypocysta pseudirius

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

14 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dingy Ringlet

Hypocysta pseudirius, the dingy ringlet or grey ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species. Full-grown larvae are about 20 mm long. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dingy Ringlet in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Ringlet sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 337th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dingy Ringlet in Blue Mountains National Park?

January, March–April and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Ringlet in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–August and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dingy Ringlet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Dingy Ringlet?

Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data

Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dingy Ringlet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Dingy Ringlet live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same genus: Hypocysta

The closest relatives of the Dingy Ringlet that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Hypocysta, Ringlets) are Brown Ringlet (about 10%) and Rock Ringlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dingy Ringlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dingy Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (14 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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