44 PLATE CXXIV. 



Our fpecimen was taken in the vicinity of Oak-of-Honor Hill, 

 Surry. The Caterpillar was met with when it was ready to fpin its 

 web, in which ftate it is reprefented ; its fpinning was formed be- 

 tween the folds of a leaf in the month of Odober, the Moth came 

 forth in May. 



The Moth in the upper part of the plate is a fmall fpecimen of 

 the female ; it differs very little from the male, except that the an- 

 tennas of the latter is much feathered, as is fhewn on the back of 

 the leaf. 



The fpecies is more plentiful on the continent of Europe, and 

 a variety of it is a native of fome parts of North America. 



A Collector of Infects in London met with a brood of this fpecies 

 laft September, in the Caterpillar ftate, containing more than twenty; 

 fome were covered with a milk-white down, others inclining to grey, 

 but in general they were like the fpecimen given in our plate. They 

 changed their appearance frequently, and fome were much larger 

 than the reft. The Moths alfo differ very much both in fize and 

 Colour ; fome are dingy, others have the chocolate colour much dif- 

 fufed ; and in general, when the Infect is perfect, it is beautifully 

 varied with a pale bloom of a purple hue. 



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