Mechanisms of Adaptations

Monarch and viceroy butterflies are considered an example of Müllerian mimicry because they are similar in appearance and both species are distasteful to predators. The presence of a strong black line traversing the middle of the hindwing distinguishes the monarch (right) from the viceroy (left).

J.A.L. Cooke/Oxford Scientific Films

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Biodiversity; Adaptation; Ecology

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