The photograph shown depicts two brightly colored butterfly species, the monarch on the right and its mimic, the viceroy, on the left. The mimicry by the viceroy allows it to

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The viceroy's mimicry of the poisonous monarch allows it to avoid predation because birds who have learned to avoid eating monarchs due to their toxicity will also avoid eating viceroys.

The Photograph Shown Depicts Two Brightly Colored Butterfly Species, the Monarch