Mimoides thymbraeus

White-crescent Swallowtail
Mimoides thymbraeus and related species.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Leptocircini
Genus: Mimoides
Species: M. thymbraeus
Binomial name
Mimoides thymbraeus
(Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Papilio thymbraeus Boisduval, 1836
  • Papilio thymbraeus ab. pallida (Vázquez, 1949)

Mimoides thymbraeus is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is commonly known as the White-crescent Swallowtail. It is found from Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras,[1][2] where it is widespread and common.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warren, A. D.; et al. (2010). "Mimoides thymbraeus". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Mimoides thymbraeus". funet.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  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. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.

Further reading

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