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TAB, V, 



PA PI LIO EUBULE. 



AMERICAN BRIMSTONE BCTTERFLT. 



CASSIA CHAVAGRISTJ. LISN t 



DV'Ali; <: a, - : \ 



3- RASAI CAXMDl. 



P, P. ali* inlcgorimii rotunditi* lutri* marginc puiKU* nigris. fubtu* punelo geinino fct- 



ruguxo arvcnteo. 



fepUW Ellbdb JU-. V- Vrf I*'* **< **•»■ —* * * »^ *" «■ Piy . r i ». / E V. 



The catcrpilhr icc&* on thi* IjKvic* of caifia. Oi>c of them fptin itielf up tlieaoth 

 of Augull, rliangcd tlie next dav, and the pcrtcd infaft appeared September loili. 

 Another fpun on (he 23d of Seplcml*x, clunked the 2-ilh, aim! came out the till, 

 of October. Thi* i» mH a common caterpillar, though found likcwifc in Virgi* 

 nia. __ 



It is euriou* to obfrrvc the conformity of colours between the flowers of tliU plant and 

 lite Ay bred upon it. Wc (hall lute occafion to note oilier inllancct of the Lame kind, and 

 there nrc many of thrm throughout nature. In fon>c cafei thofr rrfcrnhhncc« (con to anfwer 

 the purt>o1c of protections ju when a ehryl'au* referable* the bail to which it ii fixed, Of a 

 caterpillar the flower or leaf it feed* upon ; but that pnrpofe feenu not to be anfwered here. 

 Do fueh ftmilaritict of appearance, in fervmg lo excrcifc the attention and power* of dileri* 

 niinaiiou of animal* defimed to devour the t\y, or of other* that feed upon the flower, turn 

 incrcaJc Uic general fum ofhsppincfa, in confluence of the employment of intellect and the 

 faoccl* of it* exertion? Or iheic tiultcrfltr*. jierhaps celebrating 



- ■ tbot (Ut mptUt «d ucut W h*vt " 



may find a peculiar charm in the colour* of the flower before u*, a* rcfembling those, un- 

 doubtedly moll attra elite to their fancy, in which their own mates arc attired. Thua they 

 are prompted to hoier about it, and to lay iheir eggt on il*e tery plant ncceitary to the nou- 

 rllhmrni of their young* One of the moil difnculi th:it£* in nature to account for ii that 

 unerring propensity which mfe£t*. in tlicir perfect llate. have to deposit their egg* where the 

 future brood of caterpillar* will find proper fitlicnancct though they tlvnnfelve* have no rc- 

 liih for the tame food, and arc often incapable of eating at alt, during tbc Ull tranftcut lute 

 of cxillence in which they propagate their fpccica* Jf it be poiTiKc to obtain a clue in any 

 talc of thi» kind, it may lead to much curiou* and iultruttivc fpeculation i and whether any 

 immediate ufc to ourteWc* be derived from it or not, we arc lure thai nothing whkh ha* 

 engaged the attention of the Eternal Infinite Mind ran be unworthy the notice of any of it* 

 rational creature*. On the contrary, next to their kghrfl privilcgr, wliyh U lo be capable of 

 ivutjii*/ it* benevolence* tlteir nureti enjoymenta con till in contemplating tlie iuluiitclr varied 

 opentiom of that beuevoIeiKe, directed bj* unerring wifdom, through fplietea of being In 

 which ihej* arc not immediately eotacenxd. 





