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Limenitis archippus
(redirected from Viceroy butterfly)

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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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The Monarch-look-alike Viceroy butterfly lays its eggs on willow or cottonwood trees, but prefers asters and thistles for feeding.
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The viceroy butterfly is protected from predatory birds because it resembles a monarch butterfly.
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