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THE SMALLER SPANGLED FRITILLARY {Argynnis aphrodite) 

 Upper and under sides 



irregular bands. It is difficult to distinguish between these two species, 

 the chief difference being on the hind wings and in the smaller size of 

 Aphrodite. All three of them feed upon violets, as do Bellona and 

 Myrina, their smaller relatives. 



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