ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Regional Species - Ringlet</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="keywords" content="Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus"> <meta name="description" content="The Ringlet butterfly in North Wales"> <LINK REL="StyleSheet" HREF="../../branch.css" type="text/css"> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript"> <!-- if (parent.location.href == self.location.href) window.location.href = "../../index.html?species/ringlet/index.html"; // --> </SCRIPT> </head> <body class="background"> <a name="top"></a> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#cccccc"><img src="../../images/dot.gif" border="0" width="1" height="1"></td> <td valign="top" class="content"> <blockquote> <SPAN class="page-title">Regional Species</SPAN> <br><br><br> <SPAN class="article-subtitle">Ringlet</SPAN><br><SPAN class="scientific-name">Aphantopus hyperantus</SPAN> <br><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="408"> <tr><td><img src="photo_1.jpg" width="400" height="296" alt=" Ringlet" border="2"></td></tr> <tr><td><h5>Photograph by Janet Graham</h5></td></tr> </table> </blockquote> </td> <td valign="top" class="content"> <!-- NAVIGATION ELEMENT - BACK TO SPECIES INDEX PAGE --> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="../index.html" onFocus="this.blur();"><img src="../../images/right.gif" width="19" height="19" border="0"></a></td> <td class="links"><a href="../index.html">Regional Species</a></td> </tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <SPAN class="subtitle">About the Ringlet</SPAN> <p class="content">Ringlets can be found in areas of rank grassland, for example in woodland clearings or abandoned fields, and in such situations the population density can be surprisingly high. The butterfly is probably more common now than at any time in the recent past.</p> <p class="content">The butterfly is on the wing in high summer and has a fairly short flight period lasting from late June to early August. The larvae feed on coarse grasses such as Cock s-foot (<i>Dactylis glomerata</i>) but the eggs are not laid directly on the grass but rather are scattered randomly in the vicinity. Feeding activity is largely nocturnal.</p> <p class="content"> At a casual glance this butterfly could be confused with the Meadow Brown but the prominent eye-spots on the underside are distinctive. In flight the butterfly appears darker than the Meadow Brown and there is a pale fringe to the wings, which is quite easy to see and provides a useful distinguishing character.</p> <p class="content"> &nbsp;</p> <p class="content"> Further information available from the <a href="http://www.trawsgoed.com/nwleps.aspx?tp=but&Let=R" target="noframe""> NW Lepidoptera Database</a>, including access to detailed records, maps, flight-time charts and photographs.</p> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3" class="sidebar">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="../../images/top.gif" width="10" height="10" hspace="4" border="0"><a href="#top"><SPAN class="thispage">Top of page</SPAN></a> | <a href="../index.html"><SPAN class="thispage">Regional Species</SPAN></a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3" align="right"> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"><tr><td align="right"><h5><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="../../_scripts/copyright.js"></SCRIPT></h5></td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>