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Mimoides 
Mimoides xeniades Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Subfamily: Papilioninae Tribe: Leptocircini Genus: Mimoides
K.S. Brown, 1991Species see text
Mimoides is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are native to the Americas.
Species
- Mimoides ariarathes (Esper, 1788)
- Mimoides euryleon (Hewitson, [1856]) – False Cattleheart Swallowtail
- Mimoides ilus (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus Swallowtail
- Mimoides lysithous (Hübner, [1821])
- Mimoides microdamas (Burnmeister, 1878)
- Mimoides pausanias (Hewitson, 1852) – Bluish Mimic-Swallowtail
- Mimoides phaon (Boisduval, 1836) – Variable 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. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
External links
- Savela, Markku. "Mimoides". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/mimoides/index.html. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- Warren, A. D.; et al (2010). "Interactive Listing of American Butterflies". Butterflies of America. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/list.htm. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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