Colour Variants
	Couple

Forewing Length: 20-24mm;
Wingspan: 38-48mm;
Proboscis Length: 8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
July - August	August - June	May - July	June - August (Earliest: 2.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Many Poaceae	Carex panicea
Food: (Adult)	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Several Rosaceae Nectar	Galium saxatile Nectar	Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar
	Hypericum maculatum Nectar?	Angelica sylvestris Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar	Valeriana officinalis Nectar
	Succisa pratensis Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar	Trifolium repens Nectar	Ranunculus acris Nectar
	Erica tetralix Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Aphantopus hyperantus
UK Butterflies Ringlet
Nature Spot: Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Aphantopus hyperantus
Lepiforum: Aphantopus hyperantus

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