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Common Castor Butterfly
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Common Castor Butterfly

Ariadne merione

Ariadne merione, the common castor, is an orange butterfly with brown lines whose larvae feed almost exclusively on castor (Ricinus communis). It is similar in appearance to Ariadne ariadne, the angled castor.

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