THE TUSSEH SILKWORM MOTH. 113 
of nature, deposited on the branch of the Jujube or 
Byer tree. 
«The LARV® or caterpillars acquire their full size, 
which is about four inches in length, and three in 
circumference, in about six weeks; they are nearly 
the colour of the leaves they feed on, and are com- 
posed of ten segments, of which the posterior one 
is in some degree bifid. There is alight yellowish- 
coloured stripe on each side, which runs from the 
second or third anterior segment to the fissure of 
the last; immediately under these stripes the 
middle five, six, or seven segments are marked 
with an oblong gold-coloured speck. The back is 
also marked with a few round darker-coloured spots, 
and a few long, coarse, distinct hairs issue from 
