Mimoides thymbraeus
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White-crescent swallowtail | |
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Mimoides thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836)
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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,[1][2] where it is widespread and common.[3]
Subspecies
- Mimoides thymbraeus thymbraeus (Boisduval, 1836) (southeastern Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras)[1]
- Mimoides thymbraeus aconophos (Gray [1853]) (western Mexico)[1]
References
- ^ a b c Warren, A. D.; et al. (2010). "Mimoides thymbraeus". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mimoides thymbraeus". funet.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
Further reading
Wikispecies has information related to Mimoides thymbraeus.
- Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.