Question

Viceroy butterfly looks like the Monarch butterfly. What is this kind of adaptation? How is Monarch butterfly benefited from this?

Answer 1

Answer:

Because viceroys look like monarchs, the viceroys benefit because the birds learn to avoid them as they do the monarchs. This kind of mimicry, where one insect tastes bad (the monarch) and the other tastes good (the viceroy), is called Batesian