ARGYNNIS III. 
and indeed all the markings, heavier than in the male. Under side of pri¬ 
mal ies red-tinted except at apex, which is ochraceous; secondaries as in the 
male. 
The only locality at present known for this species is Bald Mountain, Cariboo, 
British Columbia, at which several specimens were taken in 1873 by the late 
Mr. G. R. Crotch. 
The virgins Opis and Akge first brought offerings from the Hyperboreans 
to Apollo at Delos; and dying there, “ they receive honor from the Delians, 
the women calling on their names in a hymn; and ashes from the altar are 
thrown upon their sepulchre, which is behind the temple of Diana, facing the 
east, very near the banqueting room of the Ceians.” So the old historian; and 
later by three milleniums it pleased me also in naming this hyperborean butter- 
fly to honor the heroic virgins. 
