Monarch And Viceroy Butterflies

August 16, 2023 Post a Comment

Monarch and viceroy butterflies

The main visual difference between the Viceroy and Monarch butterfly is the black line drawn across the viceroy's hind wings, which monarch butterflies do not have. The viceroy is also a bit smaller than the monarch. Caterpillars of monarchs and viceroys are significantly different in appearance as well.

Why does the viceroy butterfly mimic the monarch butterfly?

Viceroy butterflies look exactly like monarchs to the untrained observer. Viceroys "mimic" monarchs in appearance. This is a strategy to avoid predation. As you know, monarch caterpillars eat milkweed.

What is the relationship between monarch and viceroy butterflies?

Because viceroys look like monarchs, the viceroys benefit because the birds learn to avoid them as they do the monarchs. This kind of mimicry, where one insect tastes bad (the monarch) and the other tastes good (the viceroy), is called Batesian Mimicry.

What is the difference between monarch and viceroy butterflies Class 10?

The main difference between Monarch and viceroy butterfly is that monarch butterfly has strips extending from the top to the bottom of the hindwings whereas viceroy butterfly has a horizontal black strip crossing the vertical strips of the hindwing in the postmedian level.