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Ariadne merione

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less interrupted anteriorly on the hindwing, which has a smooth unmarked uniform appearance from costa to subcostal vein and vein 5. On the forewing there is in addition a series of obscure spots between the postdiscal and subterminal markings, arid a small white subcostal spot before the apex. Underside much as in
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Female: Similar; but on the upperside the transverse lines broader, more diffuse, with a greater tendency to form bands; the postdiscal line always double, forming a band traversed by a series of dark ochraceous spots in the interspaces; these lines and bands continuous, not interrupted anteriorly on
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Male: Upperside brownish ochraceous. Forewings and hindwings crossed by slender, somewhat obscure, very sinuous or zigzag dark basal, two subbasal and two discal lines disposed in pairs, followed by a single, sometimes double, postdiscal and a single subterminal slender line. All these lines more or
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Upperside: ground colour much paler, the transverse lines more distinctly in pairs, forming bands, the ground colour between each pair more dusky brown. Underside similar to that in the wet-season form, but the ground colour paler, the bands more diffuse.
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subregion. The Tenasserim specimens are darker and often without the white subcostal spot in the forewing, approximating thus to the southern Indian and Ceylon race.
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the hindwing as they are in the male. Underside: except for the sex-mark, as in the male.
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of the genus are protected from predators by their long spinous bristles. Their
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Vol. V 501:(Cramer, [1777])" 469:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164 250:This species is found in 207: 200: 181: 174: 76:Scientific classification 74: 63: 54: 37: 28: 23: 302:Wingspan 52–62 mm. 549:Bingham, Charles Thomas 231:with brown lines whose 247:, the angled castor. 433:"Similar to that of 407:Imago (ventral view) 326:, and recorded from 16:Species of butterfly 780:Butterflies of Asia 557:. pp. 462–463. 762: 761: 747:Open Tree of Life 601:Taxon identifiers 478:978-81-929826-4-9 216: 215: 797: 755: 754: 742: 741: 729: 728: 716: 715: 703: 702: 690: 689: 677: 676: 664: 663: 651: 650: 638: 637: 628: 627: 626: 596: 589: 588: 571: 570: 565: 559: 558: 541: 540: 535: 516: 515: 513: 511: 495:Savela, Markku. 492: 483: 482: 454: 404: 392: 380: 368: 238:Ricinus communis 187: 84: 83: 65:A. m. tapestrina 59: 33: 21: 805: 804: 800: 799: 798: 796: 795: 794: 765: 764: 763: 758: 750: 745: 737: 732: 724: 719: 711: 706: 698: 693: 685: 680: 672: 667: 659: 654: 646: 641: 633: 631: 622: 621: 616: 609:Ariadne merione 603: 593: 592: 579:Moore, Frederic 577: 568: 566: 562: 547: 538: 536: 519: 509: 507: 499:Ariadne merione 494: 493: 486: 479: 456: 455: 448: 443: 431: 415: 408: 405: 396: 393: 384: 381: 372: 369: 360: 308: 296: 294:Dry-season form 279:Ariadne ariadne 273: 271:Wet-season form 268: 244:Ariadne ariadne 227:, is an orange 220:Ariadne merione 210:Ergolis merione 196: 189: 185:Ariadne merione 183: 170: 167:A. merione 78: 69: 68:dry season form 67: 43: 42:wet season form 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 803: 801: 793: 792: 787: 782: 777: 767: 766: 760: 759: 757: 756: 743: 730: 717: 704: 691: 678: 665: 652: 639: 629: 613: 611: 605: 604: 599: 591: 590: 560: 517: 484: 477: 445: 444: 442: 439: 430: 427: 414: 411: 410: 409: 406: 399: 397: 394: 387: 385: 382: 375: 373: 370: 363: 359: 356: 307: 304: 295: 292: 272: 269: 267: 264: 256:Southeast Asia 214: 213: 205: 204: 198: 197: 190: 179: 178: 172: 171: 164: 162: 158: 157: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 72: 71: 61: 60: 52: 51: 35: 34: 26: 25: 24:Common castor 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 802: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 772: 770: 753: 748: 744: 740: 735: 731: 727: 722: 718: 714: 709: 705: 701: 696: 692: 688: 683: 679: 675: 670: 666: 662: 657: 653: 649: 644: 640: 636: 630: 625: 619: 615: 614: 612: 610: 606: 602: 597: 586: 585: 581:(1901–1903). 580: 575: 574:public domain 564: 561: 556: 555: 550: 545: 544:public domain 534: 532: 530: 528: 526: 524: 522: 518: 506: 502: 500: 491: 489: 485: 480: 474: 470: 466: 462: 461: 453: 451: 447: 440: 438: 436: 428: 426: 424: 420: 412: 403: 398: 391: 386: 379: 374: 367: 362: 357: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 305: 303: 300: 293: 291: 287: 285: 281: 280: 270: 265: 263: 261: 257: 253: 248: 246: 245: 240: 239: 234: 230: 226: 225:common castor 222: 221: 212: 211: 206: 203: 199: 194: 188: 186: 180: 177: 176:Binomial name 173: 169: 168: 163: 160: 159: 156: 155: 151: 148: 147: 144: 141: 138: 137: 134: 131: 128: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 98: 97: 94: 91: 88: 87: 82: 77: 73: 66: 62: 58: 53: 50: 46: 40: 39:A. m. merione 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 608: 583: 563: 553: 508:. 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(Moore) 383:Caterpillar 266:Description 260:Nymphalidae 143:Nymphalidae 133:Lepidoptera 775:Biblidinae 769:Categories 441:References 435:A. ariadne 423:chrysalids 348:Tenasserim 284:A. ariadne 113:Arthropoda 395:Chrysalis 328:Rajputana 324:Himalayas 310:All over 229:butterfly 161:Species: 99:Kingdom: 93:Eukaryota 721:LepIndex 713:11380295 632:BioLib: 624:Q3595647 618:Wikidata 551:(1907). 510:June 30, 340:Cambodia 202:Synonyms 139:Family: 109:Phylum: 103:Animalia 89:Domain: 687:5133687 352:Malayan 344:Myanmar 322:in the 195:, 1777) 154:Ariadne 149:Genus: 129:Order: 123:Insecta 119:Class: 752:364090 739:644924 726:158009 674:160509 648:499149 635:703023 576:: 546:: 475:  332:Bengal 320:Sikkim 233:larvae 223:, the 193:Cramer 70:Nepal 45:Kerala 708:IRMNG 700:51612 413:Larva 336:Assam 316:Simla 312:India 252:South 49:India 734:NCBI 682:GBIF 661:GLPJ 643:BOLD 512:2018 473:ISBN 429:Pupa 330:and 254:and 669:EoL 656:CoL 465:doi 371:Egg 318:to 771:: 749:: 736:: 723:: 710:: 697:: 684:: 671:: 658:: 645:: 620:: 520:^ 503:. 487:^ 471:. 449:^ 350:; 346:; 342:, 338:; 334:; 314:, 47:, 514:. 497:" 481:. 467:: 191:(

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Kerala
India

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Ariadne
Binomial name
Cramer
Synonyms
butterfly
larvae
Ricinus communis
Ariadne ariadne
South
Southeast Asia
Nymphalidae
Ariadne ariadne
India
Simla
Sikkim
Himalayas
Rajputana
Bengal

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