page_title: Mimoides ilus
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Mimoides ilus / Subspecies
caption_attribution_description: Papilio belesis = Mimoides ilus branchus (Doubleday, 1846) (underwing)
context_page_description: 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 threatened. The larvae of M. i. branchus feed on Annotata reticulata.
context_section_description: Mimoides ilus ilus (Fabricius, 1793) (Panama to northern Colombia and central Venezuela)
  Mimoides ilus branchus (Doubleday, 1846) (eastern Mexico to northern Costa Rica)
  Mimoides ilus occiduus (Vázquez, 1957) (western Mexico)
caption: M. i. branchus
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