Noun: Limenitis archippus
- Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
"The Limenitis archippus's mimicry of the monarch helps protect it from predators";
- viceroy
Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
Part of: genus Limenitis, Limenitis
Encyclopedia: Limenitis archippus