Swallowtail Butterflies 1 (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Swallowtail Butterflies 1

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Several different swallowtail butterfly variations showing mimicry and polymorphism, or different forms of the same species. In the center, a female Papilio polytes that does not mimic another species.

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Matt Wood, UChicago

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