Forest ringlet
| Forest ringlet | |
|---|---|
| Upperside | |
| Underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Hypocystina |
| Genus: | Dodonidia Butler, 1884 |
| Species: | D. helmsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodonidia helmsii Butler, 1884 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
[Dodonidia] helmsi Fereday, 1883 | |
The forest ringlet (Dodonidia helmsii), also known as Helms' butterfly, or te pēpepe pōuri or pepe pouri in the Māori language, is a rare butterfly of the family Nymphalidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus Dodonidia.