Mimoides
Genus of butterflies
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Mimoides is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus Eurytides.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Leptocircini |
| Genus: | Mimoides K.S. Brown, 1991 |
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Species
- Mimoides ariarathes (Esper, 1788)
- Mimoides euryleon (Hewitson, [1856]) – false cattleheart swallowtail
- Mimoides ilus (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail
- Mimoides lysithous (Hübner, [1821])
- Mimoides microdamas (Burnmeister, 1878)
- Mimoides pausanias (Hewitson, 1852) – bluish mimic-swallowtail or Pausanias swallowtail
- Mimoides phaon (Boisduval, 1836) – variable swallowtail or red-sided swallowtail
- Mimoides protodamas (Godart, 1819)
- Mimoides thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836) – white-crescent swallowtail
- Mimoides xeniades (Hewitson, 1867)
- Mimoides xynias (Hewitson, 1875)
References
- Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mimoides.
Wikispecies has information related to Mimoides.
- Savela, Markku. "Mimoides". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- Warren, A. D.; et al. (2010). "Interactive Listing of American Butterflies". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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