- 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
- ^ a b c d Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Mimoides ilus". Butterflies of America. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Mimoides_ilus_a.htm. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-8.
- ^ 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 9782880326036.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mimoides ilus". funet.fi. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/mimoides/index.html#ilus. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
Further reading
- 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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