Orange Ringlet

Hypocysta adiante · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Orange Ringlet
Photo: Nigel Main, CC BY

The orange ringlet is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It lives in open grassy spots in woodlands, open forests, and even suburban areas. Its caterpillars feed on grasses such as Themeda triandra.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Orange ringlet butterflies belong to the family Nymphalidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They are found in open grassy areas within woodlands, open forests, and suburban settings.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

The larvae feed on grasses in the Poaceae family, for example Themeda triandra.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Orange Ringlet photo 3
Photo: Louis Backstrom, CC BY
Orange Ringlet photo 4
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocysta_adiante

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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