Hypocysta adiante
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hypocysta adiante, the orange ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia. Hypocysta adiante adiante (Torres Strait Islands, Cape York to Sydney)
Hypocysta adiante antirius Butler, 1868 (Darwin region) Hypocysta adiante are found in open grassy areas in woodland and open forest and can also be found in suburban areas. The larvae of Hypocysta adiante feed on plants of the family Poaceae including Themeda triandra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 336 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange 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.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange Ringlet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (336 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.
