Title: Dry season observations of butterflies in the "Gulf country" of the Northern Territory and far north-west Queensland
Abstract: Land south of the Gulf of Caqjentaria appears to be either a bridge or semi-arid barrier between butterfly populations of the higher rainfall areas of the Top End and north Queensland, but there have been few surveys to shed light on the issue. 1 surveyed butterflies in two "Gulf countr\'" regions in July 2006, recording 25 species in far north-west Queensland and 27 species in the Borroloola region of the Northern Territor}'; 36 species in total.Of these, one and seven species respectively are additions to the known faunas for the regions, and records of 11 and screen species respectively provide corroboration for isolated previous records.These mostly represent a diminution of the gap in records between populations in Queensland and the Northern Territory, but exceptions are noted including three species that are at home in semi-arid environments.