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Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Horfield Parish Churchyard 8 Jul 2021, 6:37 p.m. 8 Jul 2021, 4:55 p.m.
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 24 Jun 2022, 7:49 p.m. 24 Jun 2022, 5:19 p.m.
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Horfield Parish Churchyard 8 Jul 2021, 6:37 p.m. 8 Jul 2021, 4:54 p.m.
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Horfield Parish Churchyard 8 Jul 2021, 6:37 p.m. 8 Jul 2021, 4:54 p.m.
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Horfield Parish Churchyard 8 Jul 2021, 6:43 p.m. 8 Jul 2021, 4:13 p.m.
Ringlet Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus dylan Horfield Parish Churchyard 8 Jul 2021, 6:43 p.m. 8 Jul 2021, 4:13 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: grassland, field margins, gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, wasteland etc. Food plant: Coarser grasses including Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), and meadow-grasses (Poa spp.). Other species of grass may also be used.