Number: 47
Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family: Biblidiinae
Sub-Family: Biblidiinae
Species: Ariadne ariadne pallidior (Fruhstorfer, 1899)
Common name(s): The Angled Castor
Photography location: Hanoi City
Very similar to A. merione (The Common
Castor), by UP with a single dark line crossing both fore and hind wings just
beyond the cell - two black lines in A. merione.
A third Ariadne species is recorded in Vietnam : A. specularia (only in the South, whereas the 2 others are widespread).
A third Ariadne species is recorded in Vietnam : A. specularia (only in the South, whereas the 2 others are widespread).
Ariadne ariadne is a common sight in disturbed habitats from forest clearing to wasteland
Ariadne ariadne caterpillar on Ricinus communis (Hanoi, August 2016)
The castor plant (Ricinus communis) is the most common host and gives the butterfly its name
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