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of this is loose strong silk surrounding an inner cocoon, 

 which contains the chrysahs. 



The Promcthea is brown with a wavy whitish line 

 near the middle, and with a wide clay-colored border 



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marked by a wavy reddish line, and near the tips of 

 the fore wings there is an eye-like spot. The caterpil- 

 lar feeds upon the sassafras tree. Before making its 

 coc(-)on, it fastens to the twig, with silken threads, the 



