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was figured and defcribed by Albin, and colleaors about the middle 

 of the laft century occafionally met with it in the woods near Lon- 

 don, which have been fince deftroyed. At that time it was however 

 fcarce, and being difficult to rear, the Moth has always been deemed 

 one of the mofl valuable Britifli fpecies of the Lepidoptera tribe. 



An old collector at Hoxton once informed us, that the larva of this 

 Infecl was called the Breeches Caterpillar about fifty years ago; 

 that it was in great requefl by mofl collectors of his time, and that 

 he deemed himfelf fortunate in finding two fpecimens of it in the 

 courfe of his life, though he had not reared either. Thofe were 

 taken on fome Chefnut trees which grew at that time in St. George's 

 fields. The late Mr. Bentley found it once on the Beech, and Mr. 

 Francillon has a fpecimen of it in his cabinet, which he met with 

 himfelf. Our figures are copied from Mr.. Francillon's fpecimen, 

 and the drawings Roefel has given of it in his Hiftory of the Infects 

 of Germany. 



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