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Mimoides protodamas
	Mounted specimen of Mimoides protodamas on display at Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Tribe:	Leptocircini
Genus:	Mimoides
Species:	M. protodamas
Binomial name
	Mimoides protodamas ; (Godart , 1819)
Synonyms
	Papilio protodamas Godart, 1819; Ithobalus hyperion Hübner, [1821]; Papilio zonaras Perty, [1833]; Papilio choridamas Boisduval, 1836;

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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 70–80 millimetres (2.8–3.1 in). It is a black butterfly with rounded apex and concave outer edge of the forewings, while the outer edge of the hind wings is scalloped. The dorsal sides of the wings shows a series of whitish-bluish markings.

Distribution

This species can be found in the Neotropical ecozone, in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Gallery

Illustration from Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge Vol. 2 - Jacob Hübner, [1821]
Illustration from Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge Vol. 2 - Jacob Hübner, [1821]
Mimoides protodamas on display at the Museo de La Plata

References

Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
Boisduval, [J. B. A.] (1836) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Tome Premier., Boisduval, [J. B. A.] (1836) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Tome Premier. xii, 690, 6 pp.; 24 pls., Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris]
Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/6106913 Catalogue of Life]
GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System. Häuser C., Holstein J. & Steiner A. (eds), 2008-11-23

External links

Savela, Markku. "Mimoides protodamas ". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
Focus on Nature
Butterflies of America
Globis Images

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+| image = Papilionidae - Mimoides protodamas.JPG
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+| image_width = 250px
+|image_caption = Mounted specimen of ''Mimoides protodamas'' on display at [[Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi]], Bergamo
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-'''''Mimoides protodamas ''''' is a species of [[butterfly]] in the family [[Papilionidae]]. It is found in the [[Neotropical  ecozone]].
+'''''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 {{convert|70|-|80|mm}}. It is a black butterfly with rounded apex and concave outer edge of the forewings, while the outer edge of the hind wings is scalloped. The dorsal sides of the wings shows a series of whitish-bluish markings.
+==Distribution==
+This species can be found in the [[Neotropical  ecozone]], in [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Paraguay]].
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Hubner1821SammlExotSchmett2Plate114.jpg|Illustration from Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge Vol. 2 - Jacob Hübner, [1821]
+File:Hubner1821SammlExotSchmett2Plate115.jpg|Illustration from Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge Vol. 2 - Jacob Hübner, [1821]
+File:Museo de La Plata - Insectario V.JPG|''Mimoides protodamas '' on display at the Museo de La Plata
+</gallery>
 ==References==
 *Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 ''Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World'': the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN [http://ia600501.us.archive.org/4/items/threatenedswallo85coll/threatenedswallo85coll.pdf  pdf]
+*Boisduval, [J. B. A.] (1836) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Tome Premier., Boisduval, [J. B. A.] (1836) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Tome Premier. xii, 690, 6 pp.; 24 pls., Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris]
+*Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/6106913 Catalogue of Life]
+*GloBIS (GART): Global Butterfly Information System. Häuser C., Holstein J. & Steiner A. (eds), 2008-11-23
 ==External links==
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 {{wikispecies|Mimoides protodamas }}
 * {{cite web |url= http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/mimoides/index.html#protodamas |title= ''Mimoides  protodamas '' |last= Savela |first= Markku |work= funet.fi |accessdate=6 November 2010}}
+*[http://www.focusonnature.com/IguazuButterfliesList.htm Focus on Nature]
+*[http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Mimoides_protodamas_a.htm Butterflies of America]
+*[http://www.globis-images.insects-online.de/?q=node/2&tree_h=Papilionidae.Papilioninae..Mimoides..protodamas&sub=yes&tree_status=plus&tree_seq=7&c=117 Globis Images]
 [[Category:Animals described in 1819]]