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extended, fomewhat more than three inches. The upper wings- 

 arc a dark brown ; the under ones a bright gold-yellow, with a 

 broad flreak of black near the extreme margin. 



32. The broivn,' white, and red Moth (g), is alfo frequent under 

 the leaves of garden-plants. It meafures, between the tips of 

 wings, extended, three inches and a half; the face broad and 

 round, of a dark brown, edged with a circle of red. The head 

 is adorned with a dark brown 'plume ; the upper wings marbled 

 with white, and a dark brown ; the under ones red, with black 

 fpots ; the body red, with circles of black ; the plumage of the 

 legs of the fame colours, in rings or circles. 



The Eruca is large, and briftled ; the upper part black ; the 

 fides, and fete, or bridles, next the head, an orange-colour; a 

 feries of white fpots on each joint. It is frequent in gardens, 

 and has an extraordinary affection for table-fallads, and kitchen- 

 greens. If at any time it is in danger, it rolls itfelf up into an 

 orbicular form, with the briflles erect, and as foon as its firft 

 fright is over, it makes the beft of its way to fome mady recefs 

 for fafety. The prickly covering is given it by our wife creator 

 to deter birds from preying upon it. The chryfalis is red, with a 

 deep made of black. 



rioribus flavis, margine nigro. Linn. Al. Upf. 1736. p. 124. n. 60. Phalaena feticornis 

 fpirilinguis ; alis incumbentibus ; exterioribus caefiis nebulofis ; inferioribus IiUeis, fafcia 

 atra marginal!. Faun. Suec. p. 268. 11. 870. Albin, Inf. 72. f. C. D. 



(g) Phalaena major, alis amplis oblongis albicante & fufco coloribus pulchre variegatis, 

 interioribus rutilis cum maculis nigris. Raj. Inf. p. 151. n. 3. Lift. Goed. p. 219. f. 99. 

 Phalsena pe&inicornis eiinguis ; alis deflexis ; fuperioribus fufcis ; rivulis albis ; inferioribus 

 purpureis ; pun&is fex nigris. Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 252. n. 820. Albin. Inf. t. 20. f. 

 C. D. GREAT TIGER-MOTH, Wilkes. Inf. t. 6. f. 7. 



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