Ariadne actisanes

Ariadne actisanes
Ariadne pagenstecheri depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
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 Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed areas in forests.

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