ARGYNNIS V. 



ARGYNNIS NEVADENSIS, 1, 2. 



Argtjnnis Necadensis, Edwards, $ (not 9 ), But. N. A., Vol. I, p. 93, pi. 33. 1871 ; Geddes, Can. Ent., Vol. 



XIX, p. -l-i-l. 1887. 



Female. — Expiiiids from 2.2 to about 2.6 inches. 



Upper side pale yellow -fulvoiLs, often very light; the submarginal spots 

 paler than the ground, as are often the spots on secondaries which correspond 

 to the second silvered row beneath. 



Under side of primaries as in the male, but often quite red at base and along 

 inner margin ; the apical area and hind margin, and all of secondaries, mottled 

 with pale olive - green on yellow ground ; the silver spots large. (Figs. 1, 2.) 



At the time the Plate in Volume I was published, 1871, scarcely anything 

 was known of this species, beyond the fact that Mr. Henry Edwards had taken 

 a few examples in Nevada, about Virginia City and Lake Washoe. The female 

 figured was sent by him as belonging to the male, but was afterwards found to 

 be of A. Coronls, which is ilhistrated in both sexes in the present Volume. 



Nevadensis proves to be a widespread species. Mr. H. K. Morri.son brought 

 great numbers of it from Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana ; I received ex- 

 amples from the boundary line, Montana, by Dr. Coues ; also from Douglass 

 County, Washington, and from Utah ; and Captain Gamble Geddes also reports 

 it at Calgarry, N. W. Territory. 



