Hypocysta irius (Orange-streaked Ringlet)
07/09/2012
Cairns
26/03/2016
Kuranda, QLD
26/03/2016
Kuranda, QLD
15/06/2022
Cairns
07/09/2012
Cairns
07/09/2012
Cairns
07/09/2012
Cairns
09/08/2008
Tolga, Qld
07/09/2012
Cairns
15/11/2013
Iron Range
07/09/2008
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
29/04/2006
Cairns
15/06/2022
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
23/10/2005
Cairns
Other Common Names
Northern Ringlet
Notes
I usually see a couple of these on my trips to Cairns, but I’ve never seen them in any great numbers. The first ones I saw were on the grassy slopes near a hilltop close to Cairns where they were competing for territories with the more numerous Mycalesis terminus. On the wing the two species look fairly similar, though their flight is different, with irius flying in that manner so typical of other Hypocysta species.
Sightings
Cairns – October 2005, April 2006, September 2009, September 2012
Kuranda – March 2016
Iron Range – November 2013