BUTTERFLIES OF MAINE. 39 
11. ARGYNNIS APHRODITE, F. 
Ar-gyn'-nis aph-ro-di’-te. 
Expanse of wings, from two and a half to three inches. 
Upper surface of the wings, bright reddish fulvous, paler 
in the female, cifnamon brown on the base. The black 
markings are similar to those of Argynnis cybele, but not 
quite as heavy. The irregular spots of the median band on 
the hind wings are smaller, and are not expanded on the 
costa towards the base as in cybele. 
Under side of fore wings reddish except on the costa and 
apex, which are buff with pale brown markings. The black 
markings of the upper side are re-produced except on the 
costa and outer margin. Under side of hind wings cinnamon 
brown with silvery white spots much as in cydele, but 
smaller. The band between the two outer rows of silver 
spots is buff colored, and very narrow, especially at the 
extremities. 
This species may be distinguished from cydele by the band 
between the two outer rows of silver spots on the under side 
of the hind wings, which is very narrow and much en- 
eroached upon by the ground color of the basal part of the 
wing; and also by the absence of the broad black patch near 
the middle of the costa of the hind wings, which is present 
in cybele. 
The early stages of this species closely resemble those of 
Argynnis cybele, and like that species it teeds upon wild 
violet. 
The butterfly is on the wing in Orono during the month of 
July. 
