In one corner, wearing its orange and black, the reigning champion, the Monarch Butterfly! And in the other corner, the spunky up-and-comer wearing a strikingly similar ensemble, the Viceroy Butterfly!
Florida Viceroy (Limenitis archippus floridensis)
Mimics Monarchs ineffort to reduce predation
The Viceroy Butterfly: A Master of Mimicry
The Viceroy’s claim to fame is its uncanny resemblance to the Monarch butterfly, which shares similar orange and black color patterns.