By Cathy Adams | 2022-08-21
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On 08/21/2022 by Lisa Ann Fanning| Cape May, NJ
Viceroy Butterflies are the perfect example of “mimics” in nature. Their field marks are very similar to those of the poisonous Monarch butterfly, so would-be predators stay away!
Isn’t nature brilliant?
To tell a Viceroy from a Monarch, look for that single horizontal stripe at the end of the wing and they are also smaller.
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