Ariadne celebensis

Ariadne celebensis, the Celebes castor, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sulawesi.[1]

Ariadne celebensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ariadne
Species:
A. celebensis
Binomial name
Ariadne celebensis
(Holland, 1898) [1]
Synonyms

The species was described from three male specimens and two female specimens by William Jacob Holland. It is one of the largest species in the genus.[2]

Subspecies

  • Ariadne celebensis celebensis
  • Ariadne celebensis dongalae (Fruhstorfer, 1903)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 1892.


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