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INSECT TRANSFORMATIONS. 



by old Isaac Walton. i The very colours of caterpil- 

 lars,' says he, ' as one has observed, are elegant and 

 beautiful. I shall, for a taste of the rest, describe 

 one of them; which I will, some time the next month, 

 show you feeding on a willow tree; and you shall 

 find him punctually to answer this very descrip- 

 tion: his lips and mouth somewhat yellow; his eyes 



Transformations of the puss moth (Centra Vinula). a, the egg. 

 6-56, young larvse. c, full-grown larva. <i, the pupa, e, the moth. 



