| Viceroy | |
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| Typical viceroy, co-mimic of the monarch | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Limenitis |
| Species: | L. archippus
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| Binomial name | |
| Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1776)
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The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly. It was long thought to be a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead.
The viceroy was named the state butterfly of Kentucky in 1990.[3]
- ^ Walker, A. (2020). "Limenitis archippus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160397A831906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160397A831906.en. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ [1], NatureServe Explorer
- ^ Kentucky State Butterfly, eReferenceDesk