ARGYNNIS V. 



Female. — Expands 2.7 inches. 



Uppei- side paler, the general appearance more that of an Euptoieta, the whole 

 outer portion of the wings, including the sub-marginal spots and the discal spots 

 of secondaries, faded to a whitisli-ochraceous ; in cell of primaries, the space within 

 the P, and that between the two black lines next base deep orange-fulvous, rest 

 of cell of same shade as the disk, the sub-quadrate space conspicuous ; under 

 side of primaries orange-fulvous instead of cinnamon-brown ; secondaries next 

 base pale browu mottled with buif, the spots shaped as in male but greatly en- 

 larged ; on the sub-marginal spots of secondaries may be seen a few scales of 

 silver. 



Taornata was originally described from a single pair in the collection of Mr. 

 James Behrens, and which had l^een taken at Downieville, Cal. Since 1872, the 

 species has been found to range over a large territory, even to Virginia City, 

 Nevada, where it was observed by Mr. Henry Edwards. He writes : '' It is a 

 remarkably wild flyer, and never rests more than a second or two, in this respect 

 difleriug very much from A. Zerene and 3Ionticola. It alights on leaves of tree.s 

 or on the road, but I never saw it settle on flowers." 



