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Viceroy

Size - 50 to 80 mm.

On the wing - May to September.

Range - B.C. to Nova Scotia.

Host plants - Willow and Poplar.

Favourite habitat - Damp areas where Willows and Poplars are found.

Special notes - No this isn't a Monarch but this butterfly successfully uses mimicry to improve it's protection from predators (see mimicry).

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