Ariadne merione ginosa - Fruhstorfer 1912 The Common Castor
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| Flight Period | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Wingspan : 38 - 45mm |
Species details : Uncommon butterfly of the forests and forest edges. It can be distinguished from Ariadne isaeus by the white spot on the forewing, and from Ariadne ariadne by the two black lines just past the cell on both fore and hind wings.
Early stages : Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.1 , Page 377.
Larval Foodplant : Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) - Castor-Oil Plant
Range : Peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsular and Sumatra. Other subspecies in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand (not Peninsular) through Indo-China to S. China, Borneo, Java, Philippines and Sulawesi.
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