"Common castor"

#12561840

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12561857

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12561859

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12473372

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12473374

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12473376

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12473380

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12473381

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12473388

14 June 2025

The Common Castor Butterfly's Caterpillar Is Green With Brown Dorsal Lines, Has Branched Spines, And A Brown Head With White Markings. Here, These Common Castor Butterfly (Ariadne Merione Cramer) Caterpillars Primarily Feed On The Leaves Of The Castor Plant (Ricinus Communis) And Exhibit Remarkable Camouflage By Blending With Their Host Plant At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On june 14, 2025.

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#12068435

18 February 2025

A protester holds a placard that reads, 'Justice we're here! Prove your independence! Think of common goods.' People gather in Toulouse, France, on February 18, 2025, as plaintiffs (LVEL, Attac, Amis de la Terre, D'Ingrando, etc.) against the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres go on 'administrative' trial against the French State along with the builder, NGE, and its concessionary Atosca. The last hearing (in theory) against the environmental authorization to build the A69 highway takes place at the Administrative Court of Toulouse. In December, surprising everyone, the judge decides to reopen the files instead of giving the court decision on the content. Alice Terrasse, the main lawyer for 'La Voie Est Libre' (opponents), pleads, among other things, that the main reason for building this highway, a 'Major Imperative for public interest,' is invalid, as did before the 'Rapporteur Public.' The 'Rapporteur Public' sticks to her position that all environmental authorizations should be nullified, taking down the 'Major Imperative for Public Interest.' If confirmed, it will stop the building of the A69 highway. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free'), opponents want the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#11110498

31 March 2024

The Dakhan Common Castor (Ariadne merione merione) is an orange butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia, with a wingspan ranging between 30-35 mm. Its larvae feed almost exclusively on the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Like others in the family Nymphalidae, it has small, unused front legs, effectively making it four-legged. These smaller appendages are covered with long hairs, giving them a characteristic brush-like appearance. This species of butterfly is seldom seen full-bodied and can sometimes be observed sipping plant sap. Their main food source is the extract from fruits that have fallen and rotted on the ground. A Dakhan Common Castor butterfly was observed sitting on a branch of a castor oil plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 31, 2024.

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#11110499

31 March 2024

The Dakhan Common Castor (Ariadne merione merione) is an orange butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia, with a wingspan ranging between 30-35 mm. Its larvae feed almost exclusively on the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Like others in the family Nymphalidae, it has small, unused front legs, effectively making it four-legged. These smaller appendages are covered with long hairs, giving them a characteristic brush-like appearance. This species of butterfly is seldom seen full-bodied and can sometimes be observed sipping plant sap. Their main food source is the extract from fruits that have fallen and rotted on the ground. A Dakhan Common Castor butterfly was observed sitting on a branch of a castor oil plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 31, 2024.

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#11110500

31 March 2024

The Dakhan Common Castor (Ariadne merione merione) is an orange butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia, with a wingspan ranging between 30-35 mm. Its larvae feed almost exclusively on the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Like others in the family Nymphalidae, it has small, unused front legs, effectively making it four-legged. These smaller appendages are covered with long hairs, giving them a characteristic brush-like appearance. This species of butterfly is seldom seen full-bodied and can sometimes be observed sipping plant sap. Their main food source is the extract from fruits that have fallen and rotted on the ground. A Dakhan Common Castor butterfly was observed sitting on a branch of a castor oil plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 31, 2024.

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#11110501

31 March 2024

The Dakhan Common Castor (Ariadne merione merione) is an orange butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia, with a wingspan ranging between 30-35 mm. Its larvae feed almost exclusively on the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Like others in the family Nymphalidae, it has small, unused front legs, effectively making it four-legged. These smaller appendages are covered with long hairs, giving them a characteristic brush-like appearance. This species of butterfly is seldom seen full-bodied and can sometimes be observed sipping plant sap. Their main food source is the extract from fruits that have fallen and rotted on the ground. A Dakhan Common Castor butterfly was observed sitting on a branch of a castor oil plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 31, 2024.

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#11110502

31 March 2024

The Dakhan Common Castor (Ariadne merione merione) is an orange butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia, with a wingspan ranging between 30-35 mm. Its larvae feed almost exclusively on the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Like others in the family Nymphalidae, it has small, unused front legs, effectively making it four-legged. These smaller appendages are covered with long hairs, giving them a characteristic brush-like appearance. This species of butterfly is seldom seen full-bodied and can sometimes be observed sipping plant sap. Their main food source is the extract from fruits that have fallen and rotted on the ground. A Dakhan Common Castor butterfly was observed sitting on a branch of a castor oil plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 31, 2024.

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#10870604

23 December 2023

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