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Crex Meadows Butterflies... The Viceroy Butterfly - One of the Admirals
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
The Viceroy butterfly is part of the Admiral butterfly subfamily. The Viceroy is a mimic butterfly; it takes on the attributes of another type (the Monarch), possibly as a defense mechanism from predators.
Wing span: 2 1/2 - 3 3/8 inches (6.3 - 8.6 cm).
Caterpillar hosts: Trees in the willow family (Salicaceae) including willows (Salix), and poplars and cottonwoods (Populus).
Habitat: Moist open or shrubby areas such as lake and swamp edges, willow thickets, valley bottoms, wet meadows, and roadsides.
Pictures taken June 26, 2008
| Kingdom | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | (Arthropods) |
| Superclass | Hexapoda | (Hexapods) |
| Class | Insecta | (Insects) |
| Subclass | Pterygota | (Winged Insects) |
| Order | Lepidoptera | (Butterflies and Moths) |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea | (Butterflies) |
| Family | Nymphalidae | (Brushfooted Butterflies) |
| Subfamily | Limenitidinae | (Admirals) |
| Genus | Limenitis | |
| Species | archippus | (Viceroy) |