Hypocysta

Hypocysta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

Species

The genus contains 12 species.

• Hypocysta adiante (Hübner, 1825) – orange ringlet
• Hypocysta angustata Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 – black and white ringlet
• Hypocysta aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908
• Hypocysta euphemia Westwood, [1851] – rock ringlet
• Hypocysta haemonia Hewitson, 1863
• Hypocysta irius (Fabricius, 1775) – northern ringlet
• Hypocysta metirius Butler, 1875 – common brown ringlet
• Hypocysta osyris (Boisduval, 1832)
• Hypocysta isis Fruhstorfer, 1894
• Hypocysta calypso Grose-Smith, 1897
• Hypocysta serapis Grose-Smith, 1894
• Hypocysta pseudirius Butler, 1875 – dingy ringlet

References

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• "Hypocysta Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms