Mimoides thymbraeus
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| White-crescent Swallowtail | |
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| Mimoides thymbraeus and related species. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Leptocircini |
| Genus: | Mimoides |
| Species: | M. thymbraeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimoides thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mimoides thymbraeus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as the White-crescent Swallowtail. It is found from Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras,[1][2] where it is widespread and common.[3]
Subspecies
- Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836) (southeastern Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras)[1]
- Mimoides thymbraeus aconophos (Gray [1853]) (western Mexico)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Mimoides thymbraeus". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mimoides thymbraeus". funet.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to: Mimoides thymbraeus |
- Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
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