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Castors

Ariadne

Ariadne is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, commonly called castors, found from Sub-Saharan Africa to South-East Asia. It was erected by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. The genus was named after Ariadne the daughter of Minos, king of Crete.

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14 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Castor Butterfly

speciesAriadne merione

Angled Castor

speciesAriadne ariadne

African Castor

speciesAriadne enotrea

Malayan Castor

speciesAriadne isaeus

Banded Castor

speciesAriadne specularia

Ariadne pagenstecheri

speciesAriadne pagenstecheri

White-banded Castor

speciesAriadne albifascia

Ariadne merionoides

speciesAriadne merionoides

Timor Castor

speciesAriadne timora

Ariadne celebensis

speciesAriadne celebensis

Ariadne actisanes

speciesAriadne actisanes

Ariadne personata

speciesAriadne personata

Ariadne obscura

speciesAriadne obscura

Ariadne taeniata

speciesAriadne taeniata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51613.