Müllerian Mimics- distasteful or poisonous species that share the same aposematic colour pattern - | ||
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Common Wasp, Vespula vulgaris.2 |
German Wasp, Vespula germanica.2 |
Red Wasp, Vespula rufa.2 |
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Many stinging wasps, like the three species illustrated above, share the same
or similar black and yellow aposematic colour pattern. | ||
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Mimicry between the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus (left), and the Viceroy,
Limenitis archippus (right). Originally it was thought that the Viceroy was palatable, but recent studies suggest that, like the Monarch, it is in fact distasteful to birds and other predators.1 |
Mimicry between two different colour forms (races) of the Longwing Butterflies, Heliconius melpomene (top row) and Heliconius erato (bottom row).1 | |
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