Ariadne (genus)

This article is about the butterfly genus. For the plant genus, see Ariadne (plant genus).
Ariadne
Ariadne albifascia (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)figure 14
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Biblidini
Genus: Ariadne
Horsfield, [1829]
Synonyms

Ergolis Boisduval, [1836]

Ariadne is a genus of nymphalid butterfly, commonly called Castors, found in Sub-saharan Africa to South-east Asia.[1] The genus was named after Ariadne the daughter of Minos, king of Crete.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 Ariadne, funet.fi

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