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Common Castor

Name Common Castor
Scientific Name Ariadne merione
Location Lotus pond, Hyderabad
Notes This bright orange butterfly gets its name because the larve of this butterfly feed almost exclusively on the Castor Oil plant. The Angled Castor is very similar in appearance but the wavy lines are less dense.

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