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  • If we compare, for instance, the many different imitators of _Danaida chrysippus_ we find that, with their brownish-yellow ground-colour, and the position and size, and more or less sharp limitation of their clear marginal spots, they have reached very different degrees of nearness to their model.

    Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880

  • The male Diadema misippus is a very handsome and conspicuous butterfly, without a sign of protective or imitative colouring, while the female is entirely unlike her partner, and is one of the most wonderful cases of mimicry on record, resembling most accurately the common Danais chrysippus, in whose company it is often found.

    Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

  • Mr. Trimen states that the male Danais chrysippus is sometimes deceived by the female Diadema bolina which mimics that species.

    Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

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