The Victorian naturalist . then it will have served its purpose. This month, we shall rely mainly onphotographs to introduce the readers will probably recognizethe adult Wanterer Butterfly in thelower picture, but all may not haveseen the other stages in the life cycle. The Wanderer Butterfly {Danaidaplexippus L.), is originally a native ofNorth America, but has spread al- most all over the world. It appears tobe quite at home in Australia. The hostplants of the banded and tentacledlarvae are Milk weeds; and the butter-fly itself has apparently no naturalenemies in Australia. Bird
The Victorian naturalist . then it will have served its purpose. This month, we shall rely mainly onphotographs to introduce the readers will probably recognizethe adult Wanterer Butterfly in thelower picture, but all may not haveseen the other stages in the life cycle. The Wanderer Butterfly {Danaidaplexippus L.), is originally a native ofNorth America, but has spread al- most all over the world. It appears tobe quite at home in Australia. The hostplants of the banded and tentacledlarvae are Milk weeds; and the butter-fly itself has apparently no naturalenemies in Australia. Birds seem toshow no interest in it, perhaps becauseof the taste. Fig. 1. The brightly col- Fig. 2. Larva hanging Fig. 3. The beautiful jadeoured larva showing head down prior to green pupa show the tentacles. pupation. golden spots. Fig. 4. The emergent butterfly with wings Fig. 5. With wings dry, the adult preparescrumpled. for flight. Fig. 6. The splendid, showy insect—the climax of the life Vict. Nat.—Vol. 85. September, 1968 259 A Record of a Coat Colour Variant in the Marsupial Mouse, Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) In a current survey of mammalspecies in the Otway Ranges, theauthor has trapped in a number oflocalities. The main sites are at Gelli-brand River, Wyelangta and areasclose to the Uppsr Aire River. Anumber of mammal species have beenrecorded including two species ofAntechinus, namely A. swainsonii andA. stuartii. This note concerns the specimensof Antechinus swainsonii which havebeen collected at Gellibrand comprise four females and onemale, all trapped in Sherman collap-sible aluminium traps baited with apeanut butter, honey and oatmeal mix-ture. Coat colour in all but one of thespecimens collected in this area is * Curator of Vertebrates, National Museumjf Victoria. by Joan M. Dixon* remarkably constant, the fur being adeep yellow-flecked chocolate one aberrant specimen, a female,differs markedly in coat colour fromnorm
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