ARGYNNIS Y. 
ARGYNNIS INORNATA. 
Argynnis inornata , Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Yol. IV., p. 64, 1872. 
Primaries strongly arched, produced apically, straight on hind margin in the 
male, slightly concave in the female. 
Male. — Expands 2.5 inches. 
Upper side red-fulvous, much obscured from the mesial band to base, so as to 
render the blackish markings indistinct as compared with Hesperis, the nearest 
allied species; margins bordered by two parallel lines that are confluent on 
primaries and on upper half of secondaries, forming a black band through which 
faintly appears a tint of fulvous in the interspaces; on the band rests a con¬ 
nected series of black lunules inclosing pale fulvous spots ; the other black 
markings as in Hesperis , but heavier ; on disks of secondaries paler spots corre¬ 
sponding to the second row on underside ; the black markings in cell of primaries 
next anterior to the spot on arc strongly bent so as to inclose a sub-quadrate 
space which is paler than the ground color; fringes luteous, black at tips of the 
nervules. Under side of primaries cinnamon-brown at base, and up to the mesial 
black band and within the P like spot on the arc; but the sub-quadrate space 
and that portion in cell next posterior is buff; rest of wing buff, including the 
sub-marginal and sub-apical spots. 
Secondaries reddish-brown from base to outside of second row of spots, the 
band between this and outer row buff and immaculate; the marginal spots large, 
broad, sub-triangular, very slightly edged above by brown ; those of second row 
mostly large, broad-oval; of the third row, the first on costa is nearly round, the 
second trapezoidal, the third a dash only ; the spots of the second and third rows 
lightly edged above with black ; two round spots in black rings in cell, a long 
oval at base of sub-median and a dash at base of sub-costal; all these buff, 
scarcely differing from parts of the ground color, and without silver. 
Body covered with fulvous hairs, gray-buff beneath, abdomen buff; legs buff; 
palpi same, fulvous in front and at tip; antennas black above, fulvous below; 
club black, tip fulvous. 
