Question

Mullerian mimicry is found in

• A. Monarch butterfly and Queen butterfly
• B. Queen butterfly and Viceroy butterfly
• C. Queen butterfly and Dead leaf butterfly
• D. Both B and C

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Monarch butterfly and Queen butterfly

• Mullerian mimicry is a phenomenom in which two different toxic species mimic each others features. They may posses different predators but when faced with any of the species, the predator learns to avoid both species.
  
• This gives them the advantage of forestalling a potential predator from predating on them. It is different from batesian mimicry as it involves two toxic species instead of a non-toxic impersonating a toxic species.
  
• The Monarch and Viceroy butterflies are both unpleasant tasting species that exhibit mullerian mimicry.
  

So, the correct option is 'Monarch butterfly and Queen butterfly'.