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The Phalena Meticulofa certainly exceeds many other Infects ol 
the fame tribe for elegance and fimplicity: the variety of teint 
delicately, indeed almoft infenfibly foftened into one another, 
neatnefs of the waves and lines interfperfed over the whole, am ly 
compenfate for the defeftion of more gaudy colours. In the ca I 
pillar ftate it is {carcely lefs deferving attention ; the yellow fpeck : 
on a beautiful, yet lucid green, have a very pleafing effect. The 
web it {pins round its pupa is of a fine white colour, and filky te K 
ture ; the pupa within of a blackifh chocolate colour. 
This fpecies is fometimes met with in plenty, though lefs fo in 
fome feafons than in others ; and not unfrequently is more abunda ant 
when the feafon appears moft unfavourable. It feeds on nettle es 
chiefly, but we have found it on feveral other plants; and once on 
a young oak, in Kent; the leaves of which we fed it on fome time, 
In the caterpillar ftate it is found in April, changes to the We ftate 
in ue the Moth appears in June, ‘ 
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