Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ringlet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
SubfamilySATYRINAE (brown butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) :
1: Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
5 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Upper side - close-upImage 2: Upper side - close-up (2)Image 3: Upper side - close-up (3)Image 4: Upper side - in situImage 5: Under side - close-upImage 6: Under side - in situ
2: Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
13 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair - close-upImage 2: Mating pair - side viewImage 3: Mating pair - side view (2)Image 4: Head - enlarged
3: Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
24 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Ringlet caught by crab spider (Misumena vatia)
Image 1: Ringlet caught by crab spider (Misumena vatia)Image 2: Ringlet caught by crab spider (Misumena vatia) (2)
4: Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Underside - wings togetherImage 2: Underside - wings together (2)

Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
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