158 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



This may be known from Oybele by its smaller size, 

 by its being less brown on the base of the wings on the 

 upper side, and by the submarginal band on under side 

 of hind wings being narrower and spotted with brown. 



The preparatory stages are almost identical with those 

 of A. Cybele, though the larvse are a little smaller ; and 

 this also feeds on violets. 



It is found in the Northern, Middle, and Western 

 States to Tennessee; also in Nebraska, Montana, and 

 Kansas. 



41. Argynnis Alcestis, Edw. 



Expanse of wings from 2.5 to 3 inches. 



This closely resembles the preceding, the upper sur- 

 face being fulvous, in the female a little more yellowish 

 than in A. Aphrodite, and the brown at the base a little 

 wider, but narrower than in A. Cybele, extending on the 

 fore wings from the inner bar of the cell outward to 

 the lower end of the zigzag line ; this line being contin- 

 uous instead of broken on the fore wings of the female. 

 On the hind wings of the female there is a round black 

 spot in the cell nearer the base than the other usual 

 marks. 



Under side of fore wings of the male reddish fulvous, 

 the apex cinnamon-brown, with the usual black and 

 silver spots. Under side of hind wings uniform brown, 

 without the submarginal yellow band, the silver spots 

 the same as in the preceding species. The under side 

 of the female is the same, except that the color on the 

 apex of the fore wings and the whole of the hind wings 

 is rather dark reddish brown, with sometimes a few 

 yellow scales near the central silver spots. The female 



