Hypocysta adiante
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December–January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and October, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Ringlet sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Ringlet that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Australian Common Crow (about 40%), Blue Pansy (about 30%) and Swamp Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (28 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.
