Common Castor butterfly in a garden in Delhi

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Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Ariadne merione, the common castor, is an orange butterfly with brown lines whose larvae feed almost exclusively on castor. It is similar in appearance to Ariadne ariadne, the angled castor. This species is found in south and southeast Asia. Their wingspan ranges between 30–35 mm. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provi