From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Thu Aug 03 2000 - 07:55:48 MDT
From: "Michael S. Lorrey" <retroman@turbont.net>
>Are there butterflies that look exactly like Monaroch butterflies,
>and which migrate at the same time of the year as monarch
>butterflies???
Actually Monarchs have a couple of mimics because of the fact that
they store milkweed toxin and are inedible. The Viceroy is the best
known of these and looks just like a Monarch only slightly smaller.
I don't know what they eat..... ;)
Brian
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