Monarch and Viceroy

Monarch butterfly, (Danaus plexippus), at top, and its mimic, the viceroy, (Limenitis archippus). This is an example of Batesian mimicry, in which one species, (in this case, the toxic monarch), is unpalatable, and the other species has developed a resemb

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Archippus Batesian Comparison Danaid Danaidae Danaus Lepidopteran Limenitis Mimic Mimicry Monarch Nymphalid Nymphalidae Plexippus Toxic Viceroy

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