Mimoides ilus

Ilus swallowtail
M. i. branchus
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, the Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.

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