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with black marks, and the hind wings bluish-black on the 

 upper side, while the under sides of all four wings are cov- 

 ered with silver spots. Its caterpillar has a dark-brown 

 body with several yellow lateral lines, and is found in all 

 the States of the Union, sometimes on nettles, raspberries, 

 and willows, but principally on violets. 



Boisduval and Major Leconte, in their work, ^^ Ilistoire 

 Naturdle des Lejndoptcres de VAmerique Scptentrioncde,'''' enu- 

 merate, beside the one here described, the following native 

 species, viz. : 



Argynnis Diana, of Virginia and Carolina ; Argynnis 

 Cyhele, of the Eastern and Middle States; Argynnis Co- 

 hmihina, of the Southern States and Mexico ; Argynnis 

 Myrina, of the Northern ^and Southern States; Argynnis 

 Ossianns, of Labrador; Argynnis Polaris and Chariclea, of 

 Labrador and Cape Nord ; and Argynnis Bellona, of the 

 Nortliern and Southern States. 



