Don't the viceroy's also "mimic" another species of butterfly where the monarch isn't found?
i had thought it did, but i've never lived in an area where it does so i couldn't remember for sure.
cool article - thank you! i wonder if in areas where milkweed tends to be less toxic, and there are both viceroys and monarchs, the viceroy is helping the monarch survive rather than the reverse.
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Date: 2006-07-19 10:37 am (UTC)i had thought it did, but i've never lived in an area where it does so i couldn't remember for sure.
cool article - thank you! i wonder if in areas where milkweed tends to be less toxic, and there are both viceroys and monarchs, the viceroy is helping the monarch survive rather than the reverse.