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#Question id: 11169


The viceroy butterfly (limenitis archippus) resembles the queen butterfly (danaus gilippus), a species toxic to birds because of alkaloids it stores during larval development from the milkweeds it feeds upon. The viceroy butterfly is an example of what kind of defense against predation?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. Mechanical defenses
  2. Chemical defenses
  3. Camouflage
  4. Mimicry