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.[1] The genus was named after Ariadne the daughter of Minos, king of Crete.
| Ariadne | |
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| Ariadne ariadne | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Biblidini |
| Genus: | Ariadne Horsfield, [1829] |
| Synonyms | |
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Ergolis Boisduval, [1836] | |
Species
editListed alphabetically:[1]
- Ariadne actisanes (Hewitson, 1875)
- Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Ariadne ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763) – angled castor (India, China, Ceylon, Indonesia, Vietnam)
- Ariadne celebensis Holland, 1898 – Celebes castor
- Ariadne enotrea (Cramer, [1779]) – African castor
- Ariadne isaeus (Wallace, 1869) – lesser angled castor
- Ariadne merione (Cramer, [1777]) – common castor (Ceylon, India, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam)
- Ariadne merionoides (Holland, 1891) – Holland's castor
- Ariadne obscura (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
- Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904) – Pagenstecher's castor (Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Zaire, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Ariadne personata (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Ariadne specularia (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Cambodia, Vietnam)
- Ariadne taeniata (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Indonesia)
- Ariadne timora (Wallace, 1869) (Timor)
References
edit- ^ a b Savela, Markku (December 22, 2018). "Ariadne Horsfield, [1829]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
External links
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- Images representing Ariadne at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images representing Ariadne at Encyclopedia of Life
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