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LEPIDOPTERA, 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Spiral Trunk; Back {mooth, without Creft. 
Samer hil "CHAR ACT ER. 
Firft Wings brown, with two gold-filver {pots on each. Second 
Wings and Abdomen pale brown. Head. antennz and Thorax 
bright orange brown. —-—— Syft, Ext, 607. ‘a 1.—Linn. Syft. Nat. 2 
845. 131.—Fx. Sv. 1170.—Degeer Inf. Vers. Germ. 2. 0 
312. 3.—Albin. Inf. Tab, 84. Fic G. H.—Wilks Pap, 8. 
Zab. 1. a, 197.—Aéta Holm. 174%. Tab. 6. Fig. 3. 4u— 
Kleman. Inf. 1. Tab. 30. Fig. A. 
The Caterpillars which are fmooth, and of a plain green colour, are 
found on fuch plants as grow in ditches, or fenny fituations.-—The 
_ Sifymbrium Nafturtium, Water Crefs, is its common food, but it 
will devour with avidity moft aquatic vegetables, particularly the 
 ~Feftuca Fluitans, Floating Fefcue Grafs. It is efteemed one of the 
rareft Speciés of Phaleene we have in this country, its elegant form 
and rich colouring determines it alfo one of the moft beautiful. Near 
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