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the bafe : the abdomen fulvous, and the tip white. In P. Erminea 

 the black dots on the wings are more numerous. — We muft, however, 

 add, that, in fome inftances, the wings of Bombyx papyratia occurs 

 with fcarcely any black dots, The female has alfo, in general, fewer 

 fpots than the male. 



This fpecies in the larva ftate feeds on aquatic plants, and, as the 

 trivial name implies, is ufually found in watery places in the winged 

 state. The larva is fufcous and hairy; pupa black. 



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