ARGYNNIS V. 
Female. — Expands 2.7 inches. 
Upper side paler, the general appearance more that of an Euptoieta, the whole 
outer portion of the wings, including the sub-marginal spots and the discal spots 
of secondaries, faded to a whitish-ochraceous; in cell of primaries, the space within 
the P, and that between the two black lines next base deep orange-fulvous rest 
of cell of same shade as the disk, the sub-quadrate space conspicuous; under 
side of primaries orange-fulvous instead of cinnamon-brown ; secondaries next 
base pale brown mottled with buff, the spots shaped as in male but greatly en¬ 
larged ; on the sub-marginal spots of secondaries may be seen a few scales of 
silver. 
Inornata was originally described from a single pair in the collection of Mr. 
James Behrens, and which had been taken at Downieville, Cal. Since 1872, the 
species has been found to range over a large territory, even to Virginia City, 
Nevada, where it was observed by Mr. Henry Edwards. He writes : “It is a 
remarkably wild flyer, and never rests more than a second or two, in this respect 
differing very much from A. Zerene. and Monticola. It alights on leaves of trees 
or on the road, but I never saw it settle on flowers.” 
