. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history -- Montana. 60 BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. THE NEVADA FRITILLARY. Argynnis nevadensis, Edwards, Figs. 49, Fig. 49. Argynnis nevadensis, upper side. Butterfly—Expanse of wings, male, inches, 63-75 mm.; female, inches, 75-88 mm. 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 slivered; the hind wings are greenish; the belt is na
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history -- Montana. 60 BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. THE NEVADA FRITILLARY. Argynnis nevadensis, Edwards, Figs. 49, Fig. 49. Argynnis nevadensis, upper side. Butterfly—Expanse of wings, male, inches, 63-75 mm.; female, inches, 75-88 mm. 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 slivered; the hind wings are greenish; the belt is narrow and clear, and the spots are large and well slivered. The female is much like the male, but larger and paler. The outer margin of the fore wings in the female are more heavily marked with black and marginal spots are light buff in color. "It is allied to Edwardsii in shape, and forms a sub-group with it. It is brighter colored, smaller sized, and beneath the ground color is yellow and buff, mottled in the male with pale olive-green, and in the female with darker buff" (Edwards). Distribution—This species is found in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Nevada, Montana, and British America. Specimens have been taken from Tobacco Root range by Douglass; Missoula by Elrod; Swan Range, 7,600 feet, by Elrod; Lolo Hot Springs by Elrod; Mount Ascension near Helena, by Brandegee; Shields river, 9,000 feet, Gallatin Valley, East Flathead, Park county, by Cooley. It thus ranges from 3,200 feet to 9,000 feet altitude. Collected by Coues in 1874 at Three Buttes, August 8. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University of Montana (Missoula); University of Montana (Missoula). Biological series. Missoula : University of Montana
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