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longer in p.'oportion to its width, may often he 

 found fastened to the stems of herbaceous plants, 



Eggar Coooon. 



and the twigs of hedgerows. It is of very tough 

 and hard material. 



The next insect in our list is the Fox Moth 

 {Bomhyx rubi), a figure of which is given in 

 Plate lY. fig. 2. It is a tolerably common 

 species. The wings are of a nearly uniform 

 reddish brown, or fox colour, — hence the name, 

 — with two oblique lines on either side the centre 

 of fore-wings. The thorax and abdomen are of 

 the same colour as the wings. 



As is indicated by the specific name, the cater- 

 pillar feeds on tbe bramble. It is remarkable for 

 the alteration in its colour as it increases in size. 

 When small, it is dark blackish brown, with the 



