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mimics Methona, one of the protected Heliconidae, 

 in the shape of its body and wings, in its colour and 

 even in its habits and mode of flight ; so much so 



Fig. 



Methona (protected). 



Lcplalis (mimetic). 



that they are difficult to distinguish from one another. 

 (Fig. 25.) 



Other examples of mimicry are found in the 

 Beehawk moth, which mimics the humble-bee ; in the 



