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but in the southern part of its range there are two 

 broods in a season. It occurs from Maine to Nebraska, 

 New Jersey, Arkansas. 



38. Argynnis Diana, Cram. 



Expanse of wings from 3.25 to 4 inches. 



Male. — Upper surface from the base to beyond the 

 middle of the wings dark velvet-brown, the rest of the 

 wings deep orange, forming a wide band, crenate next 

 to the brown, and with a brown shading along the veins 

 almost to the edge, and a brown line near the margin. 

 Inside this line are two rows of brown dots more or less 

 distinct, one submarginal, the other next to the brown 

 space. 



Under side of fore wings black at base, beyond which 

 are the zigzag and other markings found on the under 

 side of A. Cyhele and other related species, the color 

 between these markings that of the outer part of the wing 

 above, but somewhat suffused with black. Outer part 

 similar to that above, but paler. 



Hind wings with the basal two thirds of a leaf-brown 

 color, the outer part same as above, without spots. Be- 

 tween these parts is an edging of black, more or less 

 covered with silver scales, terminating at each margin 

 in a triangular silver spot. Between the costal and sub- 

 costal veins is a silver crescent edged internally with 

 black ; some silver scales at the juncture of these veins, 

 and in the cell. Just within the margin rests a continu- 

 ous band of silver crescents. 



The female has the upper part blue- or green-black, 

 the outer third of fore wing a little paler, with three rows 

 of blue or whitish spots ; the inner row reinforced by 



