Kingdom Animalia Family Papilionidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Tribe Leptocircini Genus Mimoides Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Mimoides, Mimoides ariarathes, Mimoides euryleon, Mimoides ilus, Butterflies and moths | ||
Mimoides pausanias, the Pausanias swallowtail or bluish mimic-swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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Description
Mimoides pausanias is a large butterfly with iridescent brown color on the upper surface of the wings. The basal portion of the wings is metallic blue, in the centre of the forewing there is a large white or yellow patch, while the apex of the forewings is pale brown. Also the under surface of the wings is iridescent brown with a yellow patch and a submarginal line of bright red markings on the hindwings.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Neotropical ecozone, in northern South America, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Suriname, Brazil, and Peru.
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References
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