Hypocysta euphemia

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Hypocysta euphemia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypocysta
Species:
H. euphemia
Binomial name
Hypocysta euphemia
Westwood, [1851] [1]

Hypocysta euphemia, the rock ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, including southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. [2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

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References

  1. "Hypocysta Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2011-06-28.