The specific name is derived from the Greek argus (white), in reference to the predominantly whitish color of this species.

When young, they have a whitish color, though they turn blackish-brown at maturity.

The exterior surface is a whitish color, covered with pustules.

The underside is covered with hairs, giving it a whitish color.

The eggs are pale green but turn a whitish color before hatching.

The mountain has a whitish color due to a high chalk content, especially visible on several exposed cliffs.

He outlined color, grayish-red, and whitish where the top of the imagined fingers might be sun-struck.

The chrysalis varies from a whitish color to dark brown.

The stipe is hollow, whitish in color, and covered with white fibrils.

The bottom wing's veins are a whitish color.