danaida

Updated: May 11, 2025

In the much more powerful Papilio, Pieris, and Diadema it is generally the female only that mimics Danaida. In these cases the females often acquire more bright and varied colours than the male. Sometimes, as in Pieris pyrrha, conspicuously so. But colour is more frequent in males, and variations always seem ready for purposes of sexual or other selection.

Sir James Marchant - Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1