''Hypocysta aroa'' is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

Subspecies

*''Hypocysta aroa aroa'' (Papua New Guinea: Aroa River) *''Hypocysta aroa aspis'' Jordan, 1924 (northern New Guinea: Arfak Mountains)

References

Butterflies described in 1908 Satyrini {{Satyrini-stub