| Hypocysta | |
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| Hypocysta metirius | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Nymphalidae | 
| Subtribe: | Hypocystina | 
| Genus: | Hypocysta Westwood, [1851]  | 
| Species | |
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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
 
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