Mimoides ilus

Mimoides ilus, the Ilus swallowtail or dual-spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

[3] The larvae of M. i. branchus feed on Annotata reticulata.

Male and female: under surface without red basal spots on the forewing, with 4 red basal spots on the hindwing.

Forewing with or without a patch in the extremity of the cell, with 2 or 3 white spots on the disc, the posterior one, placed behind the 3. median, the largest.

North Venezuela, Northern Colombia, Panama; rare in collections.

M. i. branchus