Common Five-ring (Ypthima baldus)

GroupButterfly
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
Scientific nameYpthima baldus
Common nameYellow BCommon Five-ring
Observation dates on Project M.A.R.S.’s land15 Aug 2025 (1st encounter)

Ypthima baldus, the common five-ring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. The commonest of a group of confusingly similar rings that have 5 eyespots. Common in parks, villages and wayside vegetation in lowland.