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Mimoides
''Mimoides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus '' Eurytides''. Species * ''Mimoides ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) * ''Mimoides euryleon'' (Hewitson, 856 – false cattleheart swallowtail * ''Mimoides ilus'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail * ''Mimoides lysithous'' (Hübner, 821 * ''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 ''Mimoides xynias'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Subspecies *''M. x. xynias'' Peru, Bolivia *''M. x. trapeza'' (Rothschild & Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides
''Mimoides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus '' Eurytides''. Species * ''Mimoides ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) * ''Mimoides euryleon'' (Hewitson, 856 – false cattleheart swallowtail * ''Mimoides ilus'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail * ''Mimoides lysithous'' (Hübner, 821 * ''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 ''Mimoides xynias'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Subspecies *''M. x. xynias'' Peru, Bolivia *''M. x. trapeza'' (Rothschild & Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Pausanias
''Mimoides pausanias'', the Pausanias swallowtail or bluish mimic-swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Description ''Mimoides pausanias'' is a large butterfly with iridescent brown color on the upper surface of the wings. The basal portion of the wings is metallic blue, in the centre of the forewing there is a large white or yellow patch, while the apex of the forewings is pale brown. Also the under surface of the wings is iridescent brown with a yellow patch and a submarginal line of bright red markings on the hindwings. Description from Seitz P. pausanius. A copy of '' Heliconius clytia'' L. According to Bates the butterfly certainly has the sailing and circling flight of the Heliconians, yet is not, like the Heliconians, a species of the forest shades, but is found on the muddy banks of rivers and lakes or flies round the tops of high trees. Wings above green-blue, with large pale yellow area on the forewing, hindwing short, often truncate. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Phaon
''Mimoides phaon'', the red-sided swallowtail or variable swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is native to the Americas. Description The dorsal side of the red-sided swallowtail's wings is variable. They are mainly black with the hindwings having a postmedian band of spots, which are either greenish blue or red. Some individuals have one or two rows of smaller light colored spots along the outer margin of the hindwing. The forewing has a row of whitish spots along the outer margin, which may be reduced or lacking in some individuals. The underside of the wings is less variable than the upperside. The outer margin of the hindwing has a row of small red crescents. The basal area of the hindwing, the thorax, and the head are spotted with red. The abdomen has a row of lateral red spots, which distinguish ''M. phaon'' from other members of its genus. Description from Seitz P. phaon Boisd. Similar to the preceding species 'Mimoides protodamas''; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Ilus
''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. Little is known about this rare butterfly, but it is not considered threatened. The larvae of ''M. i. branchus'' feed on '' Annotata reticulata''. Subspecies * ''Mimoides ilus ilus'' (Fabricius, 1793) (Panama to northern Colombia and central Venezuela) * ''Mimoides ilus branchus'' (Doubleday, 1846) (eastern Mexico to northern Costa Rica) * ''Mimoides ilus occiduus'' (Vázquez, 1957) (western Mexico) Description from Seitz P. ilus F. (= ''hostilius'' Fldr.; ''guaco'' Stgr. (14a). Male and female: under surface without red basal spots on the forewing, with 4 red basal spots on the hindwing. Forewing with or without a patch in the extremity of the cell, with 2 or 3 white spots on the disc, the posterior one, placed behind the 3. median, the largest. North Venezuela, Northern Colombia, Panama; rare in collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Xeniades
''Mimoides xeniades'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... Subspecies *''Mimoides xeniades xeniades'' (Ecuador) *''Mimoides xeniades halex'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia) *''Mimoides xeniades imaus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Peru) *''Mimoides xeniades isus'' (Oberthür, 1879) (Colombia) *''Mimoides xeniades signatus'' (Tyler, Brown & Wilson, 1994) (Peru, Bolivia) *''Mimoides xeniades tabaconas'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (Peru, Ecuador) Description from Seitz P. harmodius. Male and female different. The spots on head, thorax and coxae yellowish white, Male : fore-wing somewhat transparent apically, before the hindmargin a white area of variable extent, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Protodamas
''Mimoides protodamas'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The common name is false polysticto, with reference to the similarity of this species with ''Battus polystictus''. Description ''Mimoides protodamas'' has a wingspan reaching . It is a black butterfly with rounded apex and concave outer edge of the forewings, while the outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The dorsal sides of the wings shows a series of whitish-bluish markings. Description from Seitz P. protodamas Godt. (= ''hyperion'' Hbn). Forewing with yellowish area consisting of 3 large patches, or with 1 or 2 rows of spots; hindwing with yellowish grey-blue band; forewing beneath without basal spots, hindwing with 3. The scent-organ of the male wanting. Larva black, with grey and white, partly yellow stripes, the thorax dotted with white and yellow. Thoracic horn of the pupa rather thin. Two individual forms of the butterfly are known: in f. ''protodamas'' Godt. the forewing has two rows of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Thymbraeus
''Mimoides thymbraeus'', the white-crescent swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found from Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras, where it is widespread and common. Subspecies * ''Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus'' (Boisduval, 1836) (southeastern Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras) * ''Mimoides thymbraeus aconophos'' (Gray 853 (western Mexico) Description from Seitz ''P. thymbraeus'' has small spots on head and breast grey-yellow, often slightly reddish. Upperside of the wings slightly but yet distinctly metallic blue or green; forewing without markings, but with white fringes; hindwing with a slender tail and 1 or 2 rows of spots between cell and margin. Under surface with red costal basal spot on the forewing and 4 basal spots on the hindwing. Larva on ''Chirimoya The cherimoya (''Annona cherimola''), also spelled chirimoya and called chirimuya by the Inca people, is a species of edible fruit-bearing plant in the genus '' Annona'', from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Euryleon
''Mimoides euryleon'', the false cattleheart swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Subspecies *''M. e. euryleon'' - Colombia *''M. e. clusoculis'' (Butler, 1872) - Costa Rica, Panama *''M. e. pithonius'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Colombia *''M. e. haenschi'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Ecuador *''M. e. anatmus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) - Ecuador *''M. e. rodriquezi'' Le Crom, Constantino & Salazar, 2002 - Colombia Description ''Mimoides euryleon'' has a wingspan reaching . The basic color of the wings is iridescent black or dark brown, with white patches on the dorsal sides of the forewings and red patches on the hindwings. Also the undersides of the wings are iridescent black or dark brown, with small red spots in the basal area of the hindwings. Description from Seitz P. euryleon. The spots of the breast and abdomen red, the posterior abdominal segments with red lateral spots. Forewing above with yellowish grey area before the hindmargi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Ariarathes
''Mimoides ariarathes'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is native to South America. Subspecies * ''M. a. ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) Guianas, Surinam, Brazil (Pará) * ''M. a. arianus'' (Staudinger, 1884) Brazil (Amazonas), Peru * ''M. a. demerara'' K.S. Brown & Lamas, 1994 Guyana * ''M. a. evagorides'' K.S. Brown, & Lamas, 1994 Venezuela * ''M. a. gayi'' (Lucas, 1852) Colombia to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso) * ''M. a. illuminatus'' (Niepelt, 1928) Colombia * ''M. a. leuctra'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Brazil (Goiás) * ''M. a. metagenes'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Brazil (Pará) Description from Seitz P. ariarathes. Another widely distributed and very variable species, which has more spiny tibiae and a narrower cell in the hindwing than the allied species. Spots on head and breast yellowish grey. Forewing beneath with 2 red basal spots, the hindwing with 3. In the male the forewing usually with greywhite or yellowish band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Xynias
''Mimoides xynias'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Subspecies *''M. x. xynias'' Peru, Bolivia *''M. x. trapeza'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Ecuador Description from Seitz P. xynias Hew. (13 c). Forewing with large pale green area at the hindmargin; hindwing acutely dentate, with short, narrow tail and a few red discal spots posteriorly. Beneath the forewing has a white, very faintly- green hindmarginal spot, which is smaller than the spot on the upper surface. No scent-scales. Female not known. — Eastern slopes of the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. P. trapeza R. & J. (13 c). Forewing narrower in the middle than in '' harmodius'', the hindmargin shorter, a white spot at the hindmargin, not extending to the 2. median; hindwing triangular, sharply dentate, with 2 to 4- red spots from the hindmargin forwards, the posterior spot the largest. Beneath the white hindmarginal spot of the forewing is longer than in all the forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Lysithous
''Mimoides lysithous '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Subspecies *''M. l. lysithous'' Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) *''M. l. eupatorion'' (Lucas, 859 __FORCETOC__ Year 859 ( DCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 15 – Battle of St. Quentin: Frankish forces, led by Humfrid, d ... Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) *''M. l. harrisianus'' (Swainson, 1822) Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, ...) *''M. l. rurik'' (Eschscholtz, 1821) Brazil (Santa Catarina, ...) *''M. l. sebastianus'' (Oberthür, 1879) Description from Seitz P. lysithous. A polychromatic species. The different individual forms with one exception were originally described as species and have been regarded as such until recently. The forms are connected with one another by intergradations; moreover, the specific identity of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoides Microdamas
''Mimoides microdamas'' is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th .... Description A yellowish band from the costal margin of the forewing to the anal angle of the hindwing; under surface without red basal spots on the forewing, with four spots on the hindwing. Female similar to the male.Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 Biology A lowland species. References * *Lewis, H.L. (1974). ''Butterflies of the World'' Page 23, figure 22 Butterflies described in 1878 Mimoides Papilionidae of South America Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister {{Papilioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |