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212 The Natural Hiftoryof JAMAICA. 
Giwmkie Vv: 
Of Erace, Aurelie, or, Coffins, Butterflies, and Phalena, or Moths. 
I. peer minor lutea, maculis nigris notata. Tab. 238. Fig. 8, 9. 
The common Yellow Caterpillar. 
Its Bignefs is as that of a Goofe Quill, it is about an Inch long, of 
a yellowifh Colour, having here and there black Spots on it, alter it 
attains its due Growth it becomes the, 
Il. Aurelia triangularis purpurea, linets lutets notata, 
The common triangular Aurelia. Tab. 238. Fig. 10. 
This is almoft triangular, about half an Inch long, and one fourth 
Part of an Inch broad at broadeft, having here and there fome Angles 
and Eminences, and is fharp at both Ends; it is of a purple Colour 
with fome yellow Streaks. When the Worm or Caterpillar has fed it 
felf full it creeps to a Place free from Wind, and there faftens one 
find to the under Part of a Stone, Twig, cvc. and the other End 
hangs in a String like thac of a Spider’s Web, where it takes this 
Figure and comes out. 
Ill. Papilio fa Ml Mi maculis argenteis & fufcis notatus. Tab. 239. Fiz. 
11 & 12. Papilio fulphurea famaicenfis major, Raij Hift. Inf. p. 112. 
The common yellow Butterfly. 
This was about an Inch long from the Head to the Tail, about 
twice as much from Wing to Wing extended; it had fix Feet, three 
of each fide, it had two brown Astenne, three quarters of an Inch 
long went out of its brown Head, and two large brown globular 
Eyes. It had hanging out ofits Moutha long fpiral twirling Probo/cis, of a 
brown Colour ; the Body was cover’d over with a long yellow Down 
and the Wings with a fhorter, there were in the Middle Part of each 
of the four Wings, two filver Spots or Eyes, inclofed in a brown, 
Circle, or Irés, befides feveral other brown Spots or Lines, here and 
there, efpecially on the Margin of the Wings on the upper fides. Oa 
that Pair of Wings neareft the Head, or the upper Pair, were by 
the out fide, two brown Spots as big as a large Pin’s Head. 
The Eraca of this Butterfly above defcribed, N°-I. feeds on what 
they call here Wild Indigo, or Sexa mixor herbacea, pleruma; hexaphylla 
folio obtufo. Cat. Fam. p. 14. and of this Hiftory, p. ar. ae 
They are the moft common of all Butterflies. 
CEN: Papilio minor luteus alis ad Angulum exteriovem fufcis. Tab. 239. 
Fig. 27. 28, An Papilio Marianus minor luteus extremitatibus [aperne, mt- 
gris, Muf. Pet. N° 504. p. 49 ? 
