Limenitis archippus


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Noun1.Limenitis archippus - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smallerLimenitis archippus - showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
viceroy
brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
genus Limenitis, Limenitis - mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
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Balogh, "Interspecific hybridization involving Limenitis archippus and its congeneric species (Nymphalidae)," Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, vol.
Occurrence of Interspecific Mating between Two Species of Danaus Kluk, 1780 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Nature
The monarch and viceroy butterflies (Limenitis archippus) are textbook examples of mimicry.
CRISPR reveals genetic master switches behind butterfly wing patterns
O Y Junonia coenia Hubner O Y Limenitis archippus Cramer W N L.
Reducing mowing frequency increases floral resource and butterfly (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) abundance in managed roadside margins

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