Orange Ringlet

Orange Ringlet

Hypocysta adiante

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

14 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
102 In all 5 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange Ringlet

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Ringlet in Lamington National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange Ringlet in Lamington National Park?

March and April

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Ringlet?

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.

Is Lamington National Park the best place to see an Orange Ringlet?

4th of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Ringlet sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%), Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 30%).

Where does the Orange Ringlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Ringlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington 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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