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In Foreign countries it is very injurious to gardens, and fruit-tree? 

 in particular. Berhenhoitt fays, it feeds on " Oal;, Afh, Apple-trees, 

 &c." but we are rather inclined to doubt his information, except as 

 to the latter, though he is partly fan&ioned by Linnseus. Geoffroy 

 fays, it feeds on the Elm. 



For the time of its appearance we are indebted to Harris ; he fays 

 the caterpillar changed to chryfalis the 11th of July, the moth ap- 

 peared July 31 ; from which it appears certain that he reared it from 

 the caterpillar. He has not, however, given a figure of it in the Au- 

 relian, or any other of his publications. 



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