''Mimoides'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful Butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includ ...

. The species native to the

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

were formerly in genus ''

Eurytides ''Eurytides'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae, found in North, Central, and South America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Eurytides'': Subgenus ''Bellerographium'' Möhn, 2002 * '' Eurytides bel ...

''.

Species

* ''

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 (Amazona ...

'' (Esper, 1788) * ''

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 ...

'' (Hewitson,

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– false cattleheart swallowtail * ''

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 thr ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail * ''

Mimoides lysithous ''Mimoides lysithous '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the ...

'' (Hübner,

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* ''

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, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered b ...

'' (Burnmeister, 1878) * ''

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 ...

'' (Hewitson, 1852) – bluish mimic-swallowtail or Pausanias swallowtail * ''

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 m ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) – variable swallowtail or red-sided swallowtail * ''

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 ...

'' (Godart, 1819) * ''

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) – white-crescent swallowtail * ''

Mimoides xeniades ''Mimoides xeniades'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Subspecies *''Mimoides xeniades xeniades'' (Ecuador) *''Mimoides xeniades halex'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Colombia ...

'' (Hewitson, 1867) * ''

Mimoides xynias ''Mimoides'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the family Papilionidae. The species native to the Americas were formerly in genus ''Eurytides''. Species * ''Mimoides ariarathes'' (Esper, 1788) * ''Mimoides euryleon'' (Hewitson,

– ...

'' (Hewitson, 1875)

References

External links

* * Papilionidae Papilionidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa described in 1991 {{Papilionidae-stub