Photo © Mike Wall

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus

Checklist Number
59.009 [B&F: 1629]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Nymphalidae
Subfamily:Satyrinae
Genus:Aphantopus
Species:hyperantus
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in woodland edges, grassland, hedgerows and roadside verges; 0-800 m (0-1600 m in Europe) throughout much of the British Isles; Fennoscandia and mainland Europe. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common. Wingspan 40-48 mm. Larva feeds on Tufted Hair-grass, Common Couch and Annual Meadow-grass.