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The Caterpillars are black and foxy, or hairy ; but in a lefs degree 

 than the Caterpillars of Ph. Caja, Great Tyger Moth, which we have 

 figured in the early part of this work. 



About the latter end of April the Caterpillars have attained their 

 full fize, and change into chryfalis ; late in May they appear in the 

 winged ftate. 



It is by no means fo frequent as the Great Tyger Moth, thoup-h 

 not very rare ; but it is infinitely fuperior for the happy combination 

 of its colours to it, or either of the Britifh fpecies of that tribe which 

 are trivially termed Tyger s : it is already high in the efteem of col- 

 lectors; and were fpecimens of the kind 'lefs common, it would be m 

 great requefl among the Engliih Entomologies. : 



Frequents banks which face the rifino- fun- 



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