Mimoides lysithous

Mimoides lysithous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Tribe:	Leptocircini
Genus:	Mimoides
Species:	M. lysithous
Binomial name
Mimoides lysithous (Hübner, [1821])
Synonyms
Hectorides lysithous Hübner, [1821] Papilio lysithouse var. brevifasciatus Weymer, 1895 Papilio extendatus Weymer, 1895 Papilio lysithous f. lucius Rousseau-Decelle, 1943 Papilio eupatorion Lucas, [1859] Papilio patrona Gray, 1856 Papilio pomponius Hopffer, 1866 Papilio lysithous f. plaumanni Krüger, 1934 Papilio kumbachi Vogeler, 1935 Papilio harrisianus Swainson, 1822 Papilio claudius Boisduval, 1836 Papilio athous C. & R. Felder, 1864 Papilio lysithous f. platydesma Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 Papilio rurik Eschscholtz, 1821 Papilio laius Boisduval, 1836 Papilio sebastianus Oberthür, 1879 Papilio oedipus C. & R. Felder, 1864

Mimoides lysithous is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical ecozone.

Subspecies

• M. l. lysithous Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
• M. l. eupatorion (Lucas, [1859]) Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
• M. l. harrisianus (Swainson, 1822) Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, ...)
• M. l. rurik (Eschscholtz, 1821) Brazil (Santa Catarina, ...)
• M. l. sebastianus (Oberthür, 1879)

References

• Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6. 

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• Savela, Markku. "Mimoides lysithous". funet.fi. Retrieved 6 November 2010.