Ariadne pagenstecheri
| Ariadne pagenstecheri | |
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| Ariadne pagenstecheri depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ariadne |
| Species: | A. pagenstecheri |
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| Ariadne pagenstecheri (Suffert, 1904)[1] | |
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Ariadne pagenstecheri, the Scalloped Castor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and the eastern and central parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of the margins of sub-montane and montane forests.
The larvae feed on Tragia brevipes.
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- ↑ Ariadne, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Biblidini
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