Ariadne celebensis, the Celebes castor, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sulawesi.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ariadne |
| Species: | A. celebensis
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| Ariadne celebensis | |
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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
edit- Ariadne celebensis celebensis
- Ariadne celebensis dongalae (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Ariadne celebensis.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Ariadne (Linnaeus, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 1892.
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