Butterflies
photos © Katarina Christenson, used with permission |
Camouflaged butterfly This butterfly's wings have circles that look like eyes to scare away predators. This is mimicry because they are trying to look like something else. |
photo © David Barton, used with permission |
Green Camouflaged Butterfly This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the leaves. |
Green Camouflaged Butterfly This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the leaves. |
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photo © Amribpqt, used with permission |
Brown Camouflaged Butterfly This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the bark of the tree. |
photo © Kent Benson, used with permission |
White Camouflaged Butterfly This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the rocks. |
photo © Ameen Ahmed, used with permission |
Orange Camouflaged Butterfly This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the rocks. |
photo © Emma (CrabbyEm on Flickr), used with permission |
Speckled Wood butterflies These butterflies uses color and pattern to camouflage with the leaves and sticks. |
Photo © Dan L. Perlman/EcoLibrary.org, used with permission |
Viceroy Butterfly The viceroy butterfly is uses mimicry to look like a monarch butterfly, which tastes bad. |