Biology:Ariadne actisanes

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Large castor
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ariadne
Species:
A. actisanes
Binomial name
Ariadne actisanes
(Hewitson, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ergolis actisanes Hewitson, 1875

Ariadne actisanes, the large castor, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed areas in forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4790179 entry