ARGYNNIS III. 
ARGYNNIS APHRODITE. 1—4. 
Argynnis Aphrodite (Aph-ro-dl-te), Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Ill, 443. Cybele P Godart, Ent. Metb. 
IX, 264. Kirby, Faun. Bor. IV, 290. Harris, Ins. Mass. 1862, 285. 
Primaries broad, strongly arched, slightly concave on hind margin. 
Male. Expands 2 to 2.2 inches. 
Upper side bright red fulvous, slightly obscure at base, marked and spotted 
with black; primaries edged by a double marginal line, enclosing between the ner- 
vules fulvous streaks next inner angle and points at apex ; other markings as in 
Cybele, but more delicate. 
Secondaries have also a double marginal line more separated than on prima- 
ries and enclosing a clear fulvous space, the submarginal at the intersections ex- 
panding into spots that extend a little distance upon the nervule ; the marginal 
crescents as in Cybele, but reduced ; the rounded spots minute ; the median row 
consists of small, widely separated crescents ; the mark on the ark like the letter 
S ; fringes buff at the emarginations, black at tips of nervules. 
Under side of primaries reddish next base and on inner margin, buff towards 
apex, with brown apical patch and hind margin ; on the patch two or three silver 
spots ; the border edged by lanceolate spots, the lower two black, the other' six 
brown, enclosing silver spaces. 
Secondaries have the basal two-thirds cinnamon brown, which color so en- 
croaches on the buff space that is between the two outer rows of silver spots, espe- 
cially at the extremities, that it does not present a pure band, as in Cybele ; hind 
margin same brown as on primaries ; on this rests a series of seven silver spots, 
the two next apex nearly oval, the rest dentate ; the second row consists of seven 
elongate or pyriform ; the third of six, the first crescent, second minute, third often 
wanting, fourth pyriform, cut by the arc into two, the lower as well as the upper 
edged above with black ; fifth crescent, sixth minute ; within the cell one, some- 
times two round spots ; an oval below the median and two patches at base ; all 
edged with black above, except the outer row, which is edged with brown, and the 
two basal patches ; shoulder and abdominal margin heavily silvered. 
Body above color of base, beneath buff, legs and palpi brown ; antennae ful- 
vous above, pale below ; club black ferruginous at tip. 
Female. Expands 2.6 inches. 
Less fulvous than the male, the outer limb inclining to luteous ; suffused on 
the basal half with a fiery tint, very noticeable in fresh specimens ; hind margin 
of primaries has a heavy black border enclosing fulvous streaks and points ; base 
