ARGYNNIS III. 



ARGYXNIS APHEODITE. 1—4. 



Arr/j/iinix Aphrodite (Apli-ro-di-te), Fabricius, Eat. Syst. Ill, 443. Ci/bdc? GoJart, Eat. [Mctli. 

 IX, 2G4. kirby, Faun. Bor. I\^ 290. Harris, Ins. Mass. 1862, 285. 



Primaries broad, strongly arclied, slightly coucave on hind margin. 



Male. Expands 2 to 2.2 inches. 



Upper side bright red fulvous, -jslightly obscure at ba.se, marked and spotted 

 with black; primaries edged by a double marginal line, enclosing between the ner- 

 vules fulvous streaks next inner angle and points at apex ; other markings as in 

 Cybele, but more delicate. 



Secondaries have also a double marginal line more separated than on prima- 

 ries and enclosing a clear fulvous space, the submarginal at the intersections ex- 

 I^anding into spots that extend a little distance upon the nervule ; the marginal 

 crescents as in Cybele, but reduced ; the rounded spots minute ; the median row 

 consists of small, widely se})arated crescents; the mark on the ark like the letter 

 S ; fringes buff at the emarginations, black at tips of nervules. 



Under side of primaries reddish next base and on inner margin, buft' towards 

 apex, with brown apical patch and hind margin; on the patch two or three silver 

 spots ; the border edged ])y lanceolate sjwts, the lower two Ijlack, the other six 

 brown, enclosing silver spaces. 



Secondaries have the basal two-thirds cinnamon brown, which color so en- 

 croaches on the buff sjiace that is between the two outer rows of silver spots, esj^e- 

 cially at the extremities, that it does not present a pure band, as in Cybele ; hind 

 margin same brown as on primaries ; on tliis rests a series of seven silver spots, 

 the two next apex nearly oval, the rest dentate ; the second row consists of seven 

 elongate or pyriform ; the third of six, the first crescent, second minute, third often 

 wanting,, fourth pyriform, cut by the arc into two, the lower as well as the upper 

 edged above with black; fifth crescent, sixth minute; within the cell one, some- 

 times two round spots ; an oval below the median and two patches at base ; all 

 edged with black abf)ve, except the outer row, which is edged with brown, and the 

 two basal patches; shoulder and alxlominal margin heavily silvered. 



Body above color of base, beneath buff, legs and palpi brown ; antennae ful- 

 vous above, pale below ; club black ferruginous at tip. 



Female. Exjiands 2.0 inches. 



Less fulvous than the male, the outer limb inclining to luteous ; suffused on 

 the basal half with a fiery tint, very noticeable in fresh specimens ; hind margin 

 of primaries has a heavy black border enclosing fulvous streaks and points ; base 



