COLLECTION OF ARTICULATED ANIMALS. 4<)3 



4o), the last only of which is indigenous; the 

 b. pythio-campa (n os 78 to 81), the b. quercifolia 

 (n° 98) ; and other species (n 09 52 to 71) whose 

 colours are disposed in stripes or chequers, and 

 of which a section has been made under the 

 name of scaly (1). 



The moths (phalence), properly so called, have 

 been collectively designated by the name geo- 

 meirce, in consequence of the manner in which 

 their caterpillars crawl. A great number of spe- 

 cies have angular or denticulated wings ; such 

 as the sambucaria (n° 100), alniaria (n° io3), sy- 

 ringaria (n° 1 1 1). 



Amongst the noctuce, the agrippina (n° 1 ) is the 

 largest species known ; it measures more than 

 ten inches between the tips of the extended 

 wings. We may also notice the odor a (n° 2), 

 bubo (n e 3) and crepusddaris (n° 4). Several large 

 species have the under wings red or blue with 

 black stripes ; as they are very pretty, they have 

 received endearing names, such as nupta (n° 28), 

 electa (n° 3o) , sponsa (n° 3 1 ). In these three spe- 

 cies the ground colour of the wings is red, but 



(1) The caterpillars of the b. processioned, Lin., are very remarkable ; 

 they live gregarious under a tent. When they wish to remove froni 

 one tree to another they proceed in a regular triangle ; one of them 

 keeping at the head of the column, two coming next, then three, until 

 the column has attained a certain size, the whole band following their 

 leader in all his windings on the way. 



