Abstract
Cycasin was detected in dried museum specimens of the cycad-feeding butterflies Taenaris butleri, T. catops, T. onolaus and Luthrodes cleotas, but was absent from the more cryptic species Theclinesthes onycha. It is suggested that in New Guinea the toxic Taenaris species are models for a mimicry complex that involves various butterfly species, including other Taenaris.
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