BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 
20. Silver-Spotted Fritillary (Argynnis aphrodite). 
Orange-brown with black spots. Closely allied to A. cybele, but 
may be separated from that species by its smaller size and the absence 
of the dark basal area on the fore wings above in the male, and also 
by the narrower yellow field between the outer margin and the brown 
basal color on the under side of the hind wings. It is found in wet 
meadows and overgrown fields in June and July. The caterpillar 
hibernates. It feeds on violets. 
A small orange-brown butterfly, with black markings and silver 
spots on the hind wings beneath. It is common in swampy places 
and damp meadows. It is on the wing from the latter part of May 
until early in September, and it is triple-brooded. It flies rather 
slowly amongst tall grass, when not feeding. When alarmed, it flies 
only a short distance, and then settles again in the grass. The cater- 
pillar feeds on the violet. Those of the last brood hibernate. 
22. Meadow Fritillary (Argyunis bellona). 
Common in this neighborhood and found together with Argynnis 
myrina, but itis not as abundant as the latter. In general appearance 
it very much resembles A. myrina, from which it differs in the absence 
of the silver spots on the hind wings beneath. The caterpillar feeds 
on the violet. The last brood of caterpillars hibernates. 
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