Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Tribe Leptocircini Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Mimoides, Mimoides pausanias, Mimoides ariarathes, Mimoides ilus, Mimoides phaon | ||
Mimoides euryleon
Mimoides euryleon, the false cattleheart swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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Description
Mimoides euryleon has a wingspan reaching 68–78 millimetres (2.7–3.1 in). The basic color of the wings is iridescent black or dark brown, with white patches on the dorsal sides of the forewings and red patches on the hindwings. Also the undersides of the wings are iridescent black or dark brown, with small red spots in the basal area of the hindwings. Caterpillars feed on Annona glabra and Guatteria oliviformis.
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread in the Neotropical ecozone, in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. It lives in the Andes at an elevation between 600 and 1600 m.
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References
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