Hypocysta adiante
In 3 days ~70% 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 Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 17 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Ringlet in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Nitmiluk National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in January.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Ringlet sightings, Nitmiluk National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Ringlet that you can see in Nitmiluk National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Blue Pansy (about 40%), Australian Common Crow (about 40%) and Tawny Coster (about 40%), 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 Nitmiluk National Park (13 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.
