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DARK GREEN FRITILLARY. 



Argynms Aglaia. 

 PLATE XV. FIG. 1. 



Aglaia, Linn. Lewin, pi. 11. Donovan, ix. pi. 302. 

 Dark Green Fritillary, Harris. 



VERY like the preceding on the upper side, but 

 usually rather paler, the individual figured being a 

 dark coloured example of the female. The principal 

 marks of distinction are to be found on the under 

 side of the wings, which are of a fine yellowish-green, 

 especially the hinder pair ; the anterior with several 

 silver spots on the hinder margin ; the posterior with 

 six or seven scattered silvery spots near the base, a 

 curved band near the middle, and another consisting 

 of seven spots of equal size parallel with the hinder 

 margin, without any intervening row of ocellated 

 spots. The anterior margin of the costal areolet, a 

 portion of the abdominal one, and that lying next to 

 it, are also glossed with silver. 



The caterpillar feeds on the dog's violet. It is 

 brownish-black, yellowish on the back, and having a 

 row of quadrate red spots along the sides, one on 

 each segment, excepting the two next the head. 



