A very tasty butterfly evolved to have the same coloration of a butterfly that it is not closely related to it but has high concentrations of extremely toxic compounds in its wings. This is an example of:
A) Batesian mimicry.
B) Müllerian mimicry.
C) Antennarius mimicry.
D) mutualism.

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This is an example of Batesian mimicry, where a harmless species evolves to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species to deter predators.

A Very Tasty Butterfly Evolved to Have the Same Coloration