38 BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 
10. ARGYNNIS CYBELE, F. 
Ar-gyn'-nis cyb’-e-le. 
Expanse of wings, from three to three and a half inches. 
Upper side of the wings, fulvous or reddish yellow, brown- 
ish at the base; the whole surface marked and spotted with 
black. The cell is crossed by three sinuous black bars fol 
lowed by one resembling an inverted P. A heavy zigzag 
black band crosses the wing a little beyond the middle, be- 
yond which is a row of round black spots between the veins, 
followed by a series of black lunules, which is followed by 
two parallel black lines, heaviest on the veins, one on the 
outer margin, and the other a little within. The veins are 
black, and in the females the lunules towards the apex are 
expanded so as to join the sub-terminal black line, leaving 
the ground color of the wing as a series of round spots. 
The hind wings have the subterminal line only, heaviest in 
the females, the terminal line being almost entirely obliterated, 
preceded by a series of crescents before which is a row of 
black, circular spots; while across the middle of the wing is 
a band of irregular spots not reaching to the abdominal 
margin, but expanding near the costa, and extending in a 
broad band toward the base of the wing. Under side of the 
fore wings pale yellowish marked with yellowish brown on 
the apical portion; while the rest of the wing is marked with 
black like the upper side. Under side of hind wings reddish 
brown, more or less mottled with yellow; the space between 
the two outer rows of silvery white spots, bright yellow, 
forming a conspicuous band characteristic of this species. 
There are about ten silvery white spots on the basal part of 
the wing, while the two outer rows have seven each. 
This species feeds on the different species of wild violet, 
and also on pansies. 
