''Ariadne'' is a genus of

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, commonly called castors, found from

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. It was erected by

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in 1829. The genus was named after

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the daughter of

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, king of

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Species

Listed alphabetically: *'' 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,

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– African castor *'' Ariadne isaeus'' (Wallace, 1869) – lesser angled castor *'' Ariadne merione'' (Cramer, 777 – common castor (Ceylon, India, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam) *'' Ariadne merionoides'' (Holland, 1891) – Holland's castor *'' Ariadne obscura'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 *'' 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

Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 49

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