. Darwinism : an exposition of the theory of natural selection, with some of its applications. Natural selection; Evolution. WARNING COLORATION AND MIMICRY 251 In Eastern Peru and Bolivia- rHeliconius aristoiia. 4 Meliiisea cydippe. [ (?) Meeliauitis motbone. In rernambuco— In Rio Janeiro- In South Brazil- Heliconius otlira. Meeliauitis nesrea. Heliconius eiicrate. Meeliauitis lysiinuia. Thyi'idia megisto. Ituna ilione. Acrrea thalia. Eueides jjavana. Besides these, a numlier of species of Ithomia and Napeo- genes, and of Napeogenes and Mechanitis, resemlile each other Avith ec[ual accuracy, s
. Darwinism : an exposition of the theory of natural selection, with some of its applications. Natural selection; Evolution. WARNING COLORATION AND MIMICRY 251 In Eastern Peru and Bolivia- rHeliconius aristoiia. 4 Meliiisea cydippe. [ (?) Meeliauitis motbone. In rernambuco— In Rio Janeiro- In South Brazil- Heliconius otlira. Meeliauitis nesrea. Heliconius eiicrate. Meeliauitis lysiinuia. Thyi'idia megisto. Ituna ilione. Acrrea thalia. Eueides jjavana. Besides these, a numlier of species of Ithomia and Napeo- genes, and of Napeogenes and Mechanitis, resemlile each other Avith ec[ual accuracy, so that they are lial)le to be mistaken. Fio. 25.—Wings of Ituna Ilione, i . Wind's of Tliyridia megisto, 5 • for each other when on the wing; and no doubt many other equally remarkable cases are yet unnoticed. The figures above of the fore and hind wings of two of these mimicking species, from Dr. Fritz Midler's original pajicr in Kosmos, will serve to show the considerable amount of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. London : Macmillan
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