64 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



White markings below much as in chariclea. Habitat, Mountains of 

 Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. 



145. ARGYNNIS MONTINUS Scud. 

 Mountain Red. 

 Similar to myrina but differs in having the border lines above, sep- 

 arated from the sub-marginal crescents. Beneath, there is no border- 

 ing row of silver spots on fore wings, but one of small spots on hind 

 wings, within which is a zigzag band of black, followed by seven dull, 

 silver spots arranged as seen in Fig. 28, a, and the wing is decidedly 

 angular on outer border. Expands l.GOto 1.75. Habitat, White Mount- 

 ains of New Hampshire. Occurs in July andAugust. 



146. ARGYNNIS CHARICLEA Schneid. 

 Dusky Butterfly. 



Similar to myrina, but differs in having a paler, less clear, ground 

 color, with the extreme base of fore, and basal half of hind, wings, red- 

 dish dusky, nearly black. The bordering lines are much slighter and 

 are separated from the more slender row of crescents. Beneath, no sil- 

 ver spots and the coloration is quite different. Both wings, similar to 

 above but with markings fainter on outer half; other markings on fore 

 wings, repeated, with apex yellowish. On hind wings, there is a cen- 

 tral, transverse, whitish band, and wdthin this, the wing is purplish 

 brown, crossed by two zigzag bands of black, within which is a rather 

 broad band of whitish, Fig. 29, a, followed by a black-pupiled, white dot 

 in the central cell, and three whitish spots at base ; upper border of wing, 

 also white. Expands, 1.30 to 1.50. Habitat, British America and 

 Greenland and Labrador. Occurs in June, July, and August. 



14C)a. Argynnis chariclea obscurata McLachl., is similar to 

 type but darker, with spottings larger and more confluent. Habitat, 

 Grinnell Land. 



146b. Argynnis chariclea boisduvallii Somm., similar to A. 

 chariclea, but differs in having the central whitish band on hind wing 

 below, divided into two bands that are broken into spots. Habitat, 

 British Columbia, British America, Labrador, and northward. Occurs 

 m June and July. 



147. ARGYNNIS BUTLERH Edw. 

 Butler's Dusky Butterfly. 

 Similar to chariclea, but with markings above much heavier, espe- 

 cially the central band. Beneath, there is but little yellow on apex of 



