Ariadne enotrea

Ariadne enotrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ariadne
Species: A. enotrea
Binomial name
Ariadne enotrea
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio enotrea Cramer, 1779
  • Papilio alphaea Drury, 1782
  • Ariadne archeri Carcasson, 1958
  • Ergolis enotria suffusa Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Ariadne enotrea, the African Castor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests (especially disturbed areas) and heavy woodland.

The larvae feed on Tragia benthami, Tragia volubilis, Tragia brevipes and Dalechampia ipomaefolia.

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