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on both sides of the leaves, though more on the under 

 side. 



They hatched four days after we found them, and 

 the caterpillars looked just like the eggs, with a few 

 white hairs longer than the body. They did not eat 

 their shells, but began on the leaves at once. They 

 had seven pairs of abdominal props. 



In six days they molted and came out, with whiter 

 hairs and a little longer bodies. Their unusual point 

 is the number of props, fourteen instead of ten. They 

 have the six thoracic legs as well. 



Five days later they molted again, were about a 

 quarter of an inch long, yellow, with transverse rows 

 of tubercles from which sprang whitish hairs. The 

 head hardly showed. They moved rather slowly with 

 a wavy motion, and seemed sluggish. 



After five days they molted a third time, coming 

 out longer, broader, and whiter, and the divisions of 

 the segments showed clearly. 



The fourth molt followed in three days, and this 

 time they were fluffy, white, almost like fine jewelers' 

 cotton. They ate more and moved about more. 



They fed for sixteen days and then molted for the 

 fifth time, coming out tawny, or fox-colored, with the 

 hairs rising in a ridge or crest on the dorsal line. The 

 hairs along the sides and on the first two segments 

 were smoky black. They were densely hairy, and 

 their heads showed only when eating. 



They fed for twelve days, grew to a length of about 

 three quarters of an inch, a few to an inch, and then 

 spun very tough dark brown cocoons among leaves 

 on the tin, though the leaves were not fastened around 



