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Why does a viceroy butterfly looks sounds and moves like monarch butterfly?
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∙ 11y ago
Both Monarchs and Viceroy are equally poisonous to birds and other predators. This was not discovered until 1991, when entymologists examined the Batesian theory of mimicry and discovered that the Viceroy is also poisonous. The mimicry is possibly by both species - they are able to double up on predator recognition. If you have any other butterfly questions, e-mail them to me @ liviebug97@Yahoo.com. I'd be more than happy to answer them for you!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Viceroy butterfly has markings that are similar to a Monarch butterfly, which is poisonous to some predators. This helps the Viceroy seem poisonous too, making it safe from some of its enemies.
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∙ 11y agoThe advantage of appearing to be a Monarch butterfly is to make predators think it really is a Monarch. This is because the real monarch butterfly spends its time as a caterpillar eating a steady diet of milkweed plant, which has toxins in it that are built up and stored in the caterpillar, and then still stored in the body of the monarch in its butterfly stage of life. Most birds find the monarch tastes terrible because of this, so they learn to not eat them. The viceroy is mistaken for the yucky tasting monarch, and therefore has less chance of being eaten.
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∙ 11y agoViceroys and monarchs are both distasteful to birds, so by looking like each other, they gain mutual protection from predators that learn to avoid butterflies with their wing pattern.
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What is batesain mimicry?
There are two main types of mimicry, which is the adaption by one life form of some of the superficial characteristics of another. The first is called Batesian mimicry, and in this case the mimic is sort of "free riding" on the reputation of the creature mimiced. The other is Mullerian mimicry and here both creatures contribute to the reputation. Consider two butterflies, the Monarch and the Viceroy. The viceroy's coloration mimics the monarch's. The monarch eats milkweed and the latex in its body is toxic to birds, so they learn not to eat monarchs, and sometimes they pass up viceroys as well. Now, the viceroy doesn't eat milkweed, so presumably it is a Batesian mimic, just coasting on the monarch's reputation as a toxic butterfly -- BUT -- some naturalists think they the viceroy, though it doesn't eat milkweed specifically, also has a toxic diet and is therefore a Mullerian mimic. One clear case of Batesian mimicry is the scarlet snake, which is nonvenomous but looks similar to the coral snake, which is.
What animals use mimicry?
There is a fly that looks like a bee so that it fools predators to stay away.
What butterfly can be found in Blue Springs Missouri?
There are lots of butterfly in Blue Springs Missouri. The mains one are Jackpot Butterfly, Earth Butterfly and the Moosefly. The Jackpot Butterfly looks like a slot machine. The Earth butterfly is nicknamed Willy. The Moosefly has horns.
How do owls camouflage?
A burrowing owl uses it feathers, and whole body to camouflage with its environment. That's about all i know. You can check wikipedia.com and type in burrowing owl. It will tell you all about the burrowing owl. :^) (^:
What kind of bug looks like a grasshopper with a stinger?
The kind of bug that looks like a grasshopper with a stinger is most likely a camel cricket. Camel crickets like a damp habitat and are omnivores.
What is Viceroy Butterfly?
the viceroy butterfly is a butterfly that mimics the monarch butterfly
How does the viceroy butterfly not benefit from eating milkweed?
The viceroy butterfly does not eat milkweed, it is a mimic of the monarch butterfly which does eat milkweed. The milkweed makes the monarch butterfly toxic to birds. Once a bird eats its first monarch butterfly it gets so sick that it learns to never try to eat anything that looks like a monarch butterfly ever again. The viceroy butterfly has evolved to mimic the monarch butterfly to avoid being eaten by birds that have previously tried eating a monarch butterfly.
Does this combination of adaptations make every monarch butterfly safe from birds?
No. Since new birds are hatched every year, the young ones won't know that monarchs taste so bad. Also, the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch. Birds eat it and it tastes good. So if that bird sees a monarch it thinks is a viceroy butterfly, it'll eat it.
What butterflies are yellow and look like a monarch?
The Viceroy Butterfly looks almost identical to the monarch butterfly, and that makes the viceroy a mimic. Birds know that monarchs are not good to eat, so the viceroy avoids being eaten by looking like the monarch. The queen butterfly, the painted lady and others are sometimes mistaken for monarch butterflies.
What is an example of minicry?
The monarch butterfly eats milkweed and is so bitter to the taste as a result that birds avoid it. The viceroy butter fly mimics the monarch (looks like it) and receives the same protection.
Is the vicoroy butterfly poisonous?
no, it looks like a monarch but it is not poisonus. a monarch is poisonous.
What is an example of irritability?
Irritability is the ability of an organism to respond to stimulus. So a cockroach moving out of light is an example of the insect responding to light. Adaptation is a beneficial change that is maintained via natural selection. One of these is mimicry, where the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch butterfly, which enables it to escape predation, because birds know that a monarch butterfly tastes horrible.
Is New Jersey the only state with the honey bee as an example?
As an example of what?15 of the 41 states with a "state insect" have Apis mellifera as their state insect (not counting Tennessee which has it as the state agricultural insect, with the 7-spotted ladybug as the state insect period). It's by far the most popular choice; the second most common one is the Monarch butterfly (5 states; another 2 have it as the state butterfly but not the state insect, and Kentucky has the Viceroy butterfly, which looks almost identical to the Monarch but is a different species, as its state insect).
What is batesain mimicry?
There are two main types of mimicry, which is the adaption by one life form of some of the superficial characteristics of another. The first is called Batesian mimicry, and in this case the mimic is sort of "free riding" on the reputation of the creature mimiced. The other is Mullerian mimicry and here both creatures contribute to the reputation. Consider two butterflies, the Monarch and the Viceroy. The viceroy's coloration mimics the monarch's. The monarch eats milkweed and the latex in its body is toxic to birds, so they learn not to eat monarchs, and sometimes they pass up viceroys as well. Now, the viceroy doesn't eat milkweed, so presumably it is a Batesian mimic, just coasting on the monarch's reputation as a toxic butterfly -- BUT -- some naturalists think they the viceroy, though it doesn't eat milkweed specifically, also has a toxic diet and is therefore a Mullerian mimic. One clear case of Batesian mimicry is the scarlet snake, which is nonvenomous but looks similar to the coral snake, which is.
What animals use mimicry?
There is a fly that looks like a bee so that it fools predators to stay away.
What looks like a butterfly but is not a butterfly?
The sphinx moth
What kind of butterfly will a black and orange striped catterpillar turn into?
It can be difficult to determine what kind of butterfly a black and orange striped caterpillar will turn into because there is more than one type of caterpillar that fits that description. Most likely it will turn into a monarch butterfly, which is a very common insect in many parts of the world.
