Genus Argynnis 



Butterfly. — The male is fulvous upon the upper side, all the 

 dark markings being heavy and black, and the basal areas of the 

 wings clouded with fuscous, this dark clouding on the hind 

 wings reaching down and nearly covering the inner angle. The 

 fore wings on the under side are buff, laved with pale red at the 

 base, marked with ferruginous on the outer margin and about 

 the subapical spots. The submarginal and subapical spots are 

 silvered, especially the latter. The hind wings are deep ferrugi- 

 nous, mottled with buff. The submarginal band is buff, narrow, 

 and dusted with more or less ferruginous. All the spots are well 

 silvered. The female has the basal area of the fore wings bright 

 pinkish-fulvous, and the belt of the secondaries almost lost in the 

 deep ground-color. 



(19) Argynnis bremneri, Edwards, Plate X, Fig. 7, 5 

 (Bremner's Silver-spot). 



Butterfly. — The male on the upper side is bright fulvous. The 

 black markings, especially those about the middle of the wing, 

 are heavy. Both wings at the base are clouded with fuscous, 

 the under side of the primaries red toward the base, buff on the 

 apical area; the subapical and the upper marginal spots well 

 silvered; the hind wings with the inner two thirds more or less 

 deeply ferruginous, a little mottled with buff, very rarely en- 

 croached upon by the dark color of the inner area, except occa- 

 sionally near the anal angle. Expanse, 5 , 2.40 inches; ?, 2.70 

 inches. 



Early Stages. — The early stages have not as yet been de- 

 scribed. 



This species is found in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and 

 in the southern portions of British Columbia and Vancouver's 

 Island. 



(20) Argynnis zerene, Boisduval, Plate XIV, Fig. 9, $, 

 under side (Zerene). 



Butterfly. — The male on the upper side is reddish-fulvous, 

 with rather heavy black markings, the mesial band of spots being 

 confluent. The under side of the fore wings is reddish, inclining 

 to pink, with the apex laved with buff. The hind wings have 

 the ground-color purplish-gray, mottled on the inner two thirds 

 with ferruginous. The spots are not silvered, but are a delicate 

 gray color. The female is colored like the male, but the red at 

 the base of the fore wings in this sex is much deeper, and the 



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