Mimoides microdamas

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Mimoides microdamas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Mimoides
Species:
M. microdamas
Binomial name
Mimoides microdamas
(Burmeister, 1878) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio microdamasBurmeister, 1878

Mimoides microdamas is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

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Description

A yellowish band from the costal margin of the forewing to the anal angle of the hindwing; under surface without red basal spots on the forewing, with four spots on the hindwing. Female similar to the male. [2]

Biology

A lowland species.

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References

  1. Mimoides, funet.fi
  2. Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45