Mimoides ilus
| Ilus Swallowtail | |
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| 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) | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Mimoides ilus". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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).
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- Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.