Monarch mimic other than viceroy

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I once saw a butterfly that looked a lot like a monarch. It had orange wings with a black edge and white spots on the edge. It also had 1 black spot in the middle of each wing.

So I knew it wasn't a monarch or a viceroy. Could I have discovered a new species of butterfly that mimics a monarch?
 
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No. It didn't have the scent gland spots of the monarch or the stripe of the viceroy. The spots were more like eyespots other than being solid colored.