Müllerian mimicry
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Müllerian mimicry is a type of biological mimicry in which two or more well-defended species, often foul-tasting and sharing common predators, converge in appearance to mimic each other's honest warni
The viceroy butterfly (top) appears very similar to the noxious-tasting monarch butterfly (bottom). Although it was for a long time purported to be an example of Batesian mimicry, the viceroy has recently been discovered to be just as unpalatable as the monarch, making this a case of Müllerian mimicry.
A common morph of Ranitomeya (Dendrobates) imitator is aposematically striped black and yellow, but in other areas, other morphs imitate differently coloured species.
Bombus terrestris
Bombus lucorum
Monarch butterfly
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The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It
Müllerian mimicry
…distinction between Müllerian and Batesian mimicry is not absolute, and there can be said to be a spectrum between the two forms. Viceroy butterflies and monarchs (types of admiral butterfly) are both poisonous Müllerian mimics, though they were long thought to be Batesian. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of admiral…
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Male 2664px
Monarch In May
Male D. p. plexippus on Tithonia flower
D. p. plexippus Piedra Herrada, Mexico