114 THE TUSSEH SILKWORM MOTH. 
these spots, with others of a smaller size scattered 
over the insect. They are furnished with eight 
pairs of legs. The pectoral or anterior three pairs 
end in a single claw each. The abdominal four 
pairs, are yery thick, and truncated like the feet of 
an elephant. The caudal pair is similar to the 
abdominal. When the larye approach near to their 
full size, they are too heavy to crawl in search of 
their food with the back up, as is usual with most 
caterpillars, but traverse suspended by the feet.” 
Miles , 
The above cut represents the caterpillar the size 
of nature, the day after that on which it emerged 
from the egg, and the following shows its appear- 
ance when full grown, but only half the size of life : 
“The curysaLis. Whenthe caterpillars are ready 
to spin the cases in which they are to pass this 
