ARGYNNIS] NYMPHALIDAE 329 



3. Forewings with silvery subapical spots . 4. lathonia. 



without silvery subapical spots . 4. 



4. Subterminal spots of hindwings beneath silvery- 



centred 2. adippe. 



not silvery-centred 5. 



5. Hindwings beneath with one discal silvery spot 



5. euphrasy ne. 

 several discal silvery spots 6. selene. 



1. A. paphia, L. 63-73 mm. Forewings and hindwings 

 deep ochreous-orange, in sometimes pale and suffused with 

 blackish irroration, appearing dark greenish ; veins black, in $ 

 partly marked with black streaks; some discal bars, an 

 irregular median, and two posterior series of spots black. 

 Hindwings beneath greenish ; two ill-defined anterior fasciae 

 not reaching below middle, and narrow median and terminal 

 fasciae purplish-silvery ; a postmedian series of pale darker- 

 edged spots. 



Britain to the Clyde, Ireland (except N.), common ; Europe, 

 N. and C. Asia, Japan ; 7. The dark variety of ? (valesina, 

 Esp.) occurs principally in the New Forest. Larva ochreous- 

 brown, darker-striated ; a double yellow dorsal line enclosing a 

 black line, edged externally with black spots ; lateral line 

 darker or blackish, interrupted ; head black, marked with pale 

 yellow ; 2 with two much longer spines : on Viola ; 9-5. 



2. A. adippe, L. 52-60 mm. Forewings and hindwings 

 deep ochreous-orange ; veins, some discal bars, an irregular 

 median, and two posterior series of spots black ; termen of 

 forewings subsinuate. Hindwings beneath yellow-ochreous ; 

 several anterior silvery-white spots ; a postmedian series of 

 silvery-white spots, followed by a series of ferruginous-red spots 

 with bluish-silvery centres; a terminal sometimes indistinct 

 series of silvery-white spots, edged anteriorly with ferruginous- 

 red. 



England to Cumberland, common ; Europe, N. and C. Asia, 

 Japan ; 7. Larva reddish-ochreous, freckled with pinkish and 

 black ; dorsal line pale, edged with black spots ; sides black- 

 ish-streaked ; head reddish, black - f reckled : on Viola; 3-6. 

 Alleged British records of A. niobe, L., are apparently founded 

 on varieties of this species. 



3. A. aglaia, L. 51-62 mm. Differs from A. adippe as 

 follows : forewings beneath with some small subterminal silvery 

 spots towards apex ; hindwings beneath yellow-ochreous, 

 suffused with greenish except on subterminal band, with 



