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much rarer during the same months at Mt. Kosciusko, and at 

 lower altitudes in Tasmania during February and March. 



On account of this extended range, it was expected that it 

 would be found on some of the higher mountains in Victoria. 

 Therefore in late January and early February, 1946, when F. E. 

 Wilson and the author were collecting on the Victorian Alps in 

 the Mt. Hotham area, it was decided to explore all likely looking 

 spots. This eventually proved successful, and a number of male 

 specimens was captured in a grassy gully along the road towards 

 Cobungra, at an altitude of 5,000 feet. All the specimens were in 

 excellent condition, which showed that it was early for the species. 



In 1947, the same locality was visited about the middle of Feb- 

 ruary, and further specimens, including females, were obtained 

 in the originally gully, and at another place a few miles further 

 on, at an elevation of about 4,500 feet. 



At the New South Wales localities, this butterfly frequents the 

 grassy plains, where it comes freely to the flowers of a species of 

 Pimelea ; iu Victoria however, this was not the case. Although 

 numerous flowers, including Pimelea, were in abundance in open 

 spots, the butterflies kept to the gullies where they rested on 

 grass stems. 



In the same areas, another rare skipper butterfly, Oreisplanus 

 mnnionga Oil. was taken. Though abundant at Mt. Kosciusko 

 this species is very scarce in Victoria. 



Antsy nta dominida dominida Plotz. was originally recorded 

 from Tasmania and was thought to have come from the Launces- 

 ton district. Most Tasmanian examples have come from Cradle 

 Mountain where the race pria Whs. is found : this is much smaller 

 than typical dominula or clraehmophora. Quite recently, the 

 author received specimens of dominida from southern Tas- 

 mania and near sea level; these are almost as large as drachmo- 

 pliora, and the spots on the underside are joined to form a con- 

 tinuous band, which would indicate that they are most probably 

 typical dominida. 



Examination of the Victorian specimens shows them to be 

 rather variable, especially on the underside of the hindwing. In 

 some specimens the spots are inclined to be silvery as in northern 

 examples, in others creamy yellow and forming a band. Com- 

 parison of the latter type with the recently acquired Tasmanian 

 specimens shows little difference. New South Wales specimens 

 are darker and more richly coloured beneath and the spots are 

 more silvery. 



