The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North AmericaHolland, W. J. (William Jacob)
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The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North America
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob)
Butterflies -- North America
_Butterfly,_.--This species may easily be recognized by the general
obscuration of the basal area of the wings, the light-buff quadrate
spots on the discal area of the fore wings, and the clear oval spots of
the same color on the hind wings, as well as by the light triangular
marginal spots, all standing out distinctly on the darker ground. The
wings on the under side are quite pale buff, with the spots large and
well silvered. Expanse, 2.30-3.00 inches.
_Early Stages._--Unknown.
_Callippe_ is abundant in California.
(30) =Argynnis nevadensis=, Edwards, Plate X, Fig. 4, ♂, _under side_
(The Nevada Fritillary).
_Butterfly_, ♂.--The ground-color is pale fulvous, but little obscured
with fuscous at the base. The outer margins are heavily bordered with
black. The dark markings of the discal area are not heavy. The fore
wings on the under side are pale buff, the spots well silvered; the hind
wings are greenish; the belt is narrow and clear, and the spots are
large and well silvered.
♀.--The female is much like the male, but larger and paler. The outer
margin of the fore wings in this sex is more heavily marked with black,
and the marginal spots are light buff in color. Expanse, ♂, 2.50-3.00
inches; ♀, 3.00-3.50 inches.
_Early Stages._--These remain to be discovered.
This species is found in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Nevada, Montana,
and British America.
(31) =Argynnis meadi=, Edwards, Plate XIV, Fig. 1, ♂; Fig. 2, ♂, _under
side_ (Mead's Silver-spot).
_Butterfly._--This species is very closely allied to the preceding, of
which it may be an extreme variation, characterized by the darker color
of the fore wings on the upper side, the nervules being heavily bordered
with blackish, and the deeper, more solid green of the under side of the
wings. All the specimens I have seen are considerably smaller in size
than _A. nevadensis_.
_Early Stages._--Wholly unknown.
This species or variety is found from Utah northward to the province of
Alberta, in British America.
(32) =Argynnis edwardsi=, Reakirt, Plate XI, Fig. 4, ♂; Fig. 5, ♀
(Edwards' Fritillary).
_Butterfly._--This beautiful insect is closely related to the Nevada
Fritillary, from which it may be distinguished by the brighter color of
the upper side, the heavier black borders, especially in the female sex,
and the olive-brown color of the under side of the hind wings. The
olivaceous of these wings greatly encroaches upon the marginal belt.
Expanse, 3.00-3.25 inches.
_Early Stages._--These have been carefully and minutely described by
Edwards in the "Canadian Entomologist," vol. xx, p. 3. They are not
unlike those of _A. atlantis_ in many respects.
This species is not uncommon in Colorado and Montana.
(33) =Argynnis liliana=, Henry Edwards, Plate XIII, Fig. 11, ♂ (Liliana).
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