Hypocysta metirius
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
They fly low to the ground and frequently stop to open their wings. 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.
The larvae of Hypocysta metirius feed on plants of the family Poaceae including: Cynodon dactylon Eriachne pallescens Alexfloydia repens Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Ringlet sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 532 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Ringlet in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in March, June–July, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Ringlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Brown Ringlet sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (532 verified sightings), 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.
