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teral fpots only, with the exception of one or two large females, in 

 which there was a flight appearance of a fixth pair ; a few fulvous 

 hairs appearing below the black band on each fide the lixth ambulation 

 of the abdomen. 



The larva of this infe6l is green, with lateral fpiracles on every 

 fegment, furrcunded by a purple ring, and the caudal fpine is of 

 the fame colour. According to Fabricius the larva feeds on the 

 Tobacco plant: Mr. Abbot alfo confirms this facl in his hiftory 

 of the Infects of New Georgia, fo that whatever it may fubfift upon 

 in this country, we muft conclude the Tobacco plant to be its na- 

 tural food. In America we are informed, that it is really diilinguifhed 

 by the name of Tobacco Moth, 



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