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Snyder's Fritillary
Butterfly, male.--The wings on the upper side are light tawny, but little obscured by fuscous at the base. The black markings are moderately heavy and very sharply defined against the lighter ground-color. The outer margin is distinctly but not heavily marked. On the under side of the fore wings there are two subapical and five marginal silver spots. The ground-color of the under side of the hind wings is grayish-green, with a narrow pale-buff marginal belt. The spots are large and well silvered.
female.--The female is much like the male, but on the hind wings the ground-color from the base to the outer belt is brownish. Expanse, male, 3.00 inches; female, 3.30 inches.
Early Stages.--Unknown.
This species, which is very closely allied to A. coronis, is found in Utah.