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other Britifli fpecies: indeed wings indendated in this remarkable 

 manner are rarely [een in any Infects, thofe from foreign countries 

 not excepted. Papilio G aureum, a native of Afia according to Fa- 

 bricius, and figured amongft the Infefts found in North America, 

 by Abbot, approaches nearer to it than any diftinQ; fpecies we are 

 acquainted with. The larva of the Comma Butterfly is diftinguifhed 

 by having a broad white fpace on the back, extending from the 

 pofterior extremity to the eighth joint of the body. It has alfo one 

 peculiarity that muft not be omitted, namely, that when fufpended 

 by the tail, as is frequently its pofture in a quiefcent Hate, the head 

 is bent upwards, and the whole creature has a falcated or hooked 

 appearance. 



There is more than one brood of this fpecies in a year: the 

 Butterflies of the fir ft brood appear in June, thofe of the fecond late 

 in Auguft. The Caterpillars are fometimes found in February, but 

 oftener in July ; they remain about a fortnight in chryfalis. 



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