Dingy Ringlet

Dingy Ringlet

Hypocysta pseudirius

Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Brisbane

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Brisbane
14 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February 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 Brisbane?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Ringlet sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 856th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dingy Ringlet in Brisbane?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Ringlet in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Brisbane, in our data

Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dingy Ringlet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Dingy Ringlet live in Brisbane?

Same genus: Hypocysta

The closest relatives of the Dingy Ringlet that you can see in Brisbane (genus Hypocysta, Ringlets) are Brown Ringlet (about 20%) and Orange 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 Brisbane (7 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.

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