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tains a row of white spots as well as an additional cluster of the same 
at the tip. Hind wings purplish black, with two rows of spots near 
the outer part, both of which are creamy white in the female, while 
in the male the outer row is orange; fringes spotted with white. Un¬ 
der side with two rows of pearly white crescents just within the black 
border, and four or five spots of the same near them upon the fore 
wings; paler than above. Hind wings brown, with about twenty 
pearly spots of different shapes. 
Argynnis cybele, Fabr.—The Cybele Butterfly. 
Expands three inches and a half. From the base to the middle of 
the wings dusky yellowish brown, deeper in the female; beyond this 
reddish yellow inclining to yellow. This last is crossed by three 
transverse rows of black spots, the middle row forming a zigzag line; the 
spots of the second row are round, of the third crescents. Beyond these 
and just within the margin is a black line. In the discal cell are some 
marks which in the hind wings bear a resemblance to the figure 8. 
Underside of fore wfings similar to the upper but lighter at the base. 
At the end of wings are silvery spots some of which rest on the black 
crescents. Hind wings with about twenty silvery spots arranged in 
two rows beyond the middle, the rest irregular. 
Argynnis aphrodite, Tabr.—The Aphrodite Butterfly. 
Differs from the preceding in the base of the wings being less 
dusky, the general i;oior having more of a reddish cast, more promi¬ 
nent on the underside. The fore wings are reddish next to the base 
and on the inner margin, dark buff or yellowish-brown through the 
middle, while there is a brown patch at the apex and an outer border 
of the same color; hind wings, basal two thirds and outer border cin¬ 
namon brown, the rest the color of central part of fore wings. Silvery 
spots about the same as in the preceding species, though a little 
smaller. Expands from two and a half to three inches. 
Argynnis alcestis, Edw. 
This butterfly, closely resembles the preceding, and is found on 
the prairies in the northern part of the State. 
Euptoieta claudia, Cram. 
Expands about two and a half inches. Has much the appearance 
and color above of the Aphrondite Butterfly, but differs in being a 
