ARGYNNIS VI. 
median nervure, an oval, both ringed with black; all these spots, from second 
row to base, either well silvered, or pale yellow sprinkled with silver scales 
differing in individuals; silver patches at base of cell, at origin of sub-costal 
nervure and on shoulder; the abdominal margin lightly silvered. 
Body above brown-fulvous, beneath light, the abdomen buff; legs fulvous; 
palpi buff at base, fulvous above; antenme fuscous, beneath ferruginous; club 
black, ferruginous at tip. 
Female. — Expands 2.4 inches. 
Upper side paler, the basal area nearly as much obscured as in male, the sub¬ 
marginal fulvous spots lighter than the ground; under side as in the male, the 
marginal row of spots in secondaries silvered, all the others yellow. 
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This beautiful and distinct species was discovered in 1873, by Mr. G. R. Crotch 
in the Fraser’s River country, British Columbia. Three males and one female 
only were taken, u in the forest on the way from Bates’ (commonly called the 
100-mile house) to Beaver Lake.” 
