The Relative Abundance of Model and Mimic Butterflies in Natural Populations of the Battus Philenor Mimicry Complex
Brower LP and Brower JV. 1962. The Relative Abundance of Model and Mimic Butterflies in Natural Populations of the Battus Philenor Mimicry Complex. Ecology. 43(1):154-158
SUMMARY: Four localities in the southeastern United States were sampled for 3,387 butterflies of the Battus philenor mimicry complex. These included the model, B. philenor, and its mimics, Pa pilio troilus, P. polyxenes, the black female form of P. glaucus, Limenitis astyanax, and the female of Speyeria diana. It was found that as one progresses northward from south central Florida to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, the frequency of B. philenor to its mimics increases from nearly 0% to over 85%.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Brower, Lincoln; Brower, Jane
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Battus philenor, butterfly, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Limenitis astyanax, mimicry, Mount Sterling, pipevine swallowtail, Pipilio glaucus, Pipilio troilus, SER, Southeast Region, Speyeria diana