Butterflies

Camouflaged butterfly
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.

camouflaged butterfly
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.

Brown Camouflaged Butterfly
photo © Amribpqt, used with permission

 

Brown Camouflaged Butterfly

This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the bark of the tree.

Camouflaged butterfly 1
photo © Kent Benson, used with permission

 

White Camouflaged Butterfly

This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the rocks.

butterfly
photo © Ameen Ahmed, used with permission

 

Orange Camouflaged Butterfly

This butterfly uses color and pattern to camouflage with the rocks.

butterflies
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.


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