Mimoides ilus

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Ilus Swallowtail
M. i. ilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Leptocircini
Genus: Mimoides
Species: M. ilus
Binomial name
Mimoides ilus
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Papilio ilus Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio hostilius C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Papilio guaco Staudinger, 1876

Mimoides ilus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as the Ilus Swallowtail and the Dual-spotted Swallowtail. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.[1][2] Little is known about this rare butterfly, but it is not considered threatened.[3] The larvae of M. i. branchus feed on Annotata reticulata.[4]

Subspecies

M. i. branchus
  • Mimoides ilus ilus (Fabricius, 1793) (Panama to northern Colombia and central Venezuela)[1]
  • Mimoides ilus branchus (Doubleday, 1846) (eastern Mexico to northern Costa Rica)[1]
  • Mimoides ilus occiduus (Vázquez, 1957) (western Mexico)[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Mimoides ilus". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  2. ↑ Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3. 
  3. ↑ Collins, N. Mark; Collins, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtails of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN Protected Area Programme Series. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.: IUCN. p. 49 pdf. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6. 
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mimoides ilus". funet.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  • Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 23, figure 12 (as E. belesis).


Further reading

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  • Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 0-945417-28-4. 


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