From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 Apr 1868
Source of text:
DAR 82: A42–3
Summary:
In addition to the drawing of a caterpillar which CD intends to use,
HWB sends information on differences of colour and pattern between the sexes of species of Papilio.
Argynnis diana and A. sagana have females that are brightly coloured, but these may be cases of protective mimicry.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
