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was sold by auction, and produced £650 : one single butterfly selling for no 

 less than twelve guineas. 



The above mentioned Moses Harris has contributed more than all the 

 Entomologists who preceded him, towards the knowledge and natural history 

 of British insects. 



In 1775, he published the " Aurelian's Pocket Companion," containing a , 

 catalogue of four hundred English Moths and Butterflies, the food of their 

 respective caterpillars, the time of changing into chrysalides, appearance in 

 the winged state, and places were they are usually found, together with a 

 concise description of each, and their dimensions, in inches and quarters; 

 also the Linnean names in the last column with the number annexed to each 

 species, as it is numerically placed by Linnaeus in the 12th edition of the 

 " Systema Naturse." The Linnean names given are : Camilla, Alalanla, 

 Argiolus, Rhamni, Jurtina, Rubi, C. album, Virgaurea, Iris, Pap/iia, Adippe, 

 Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Maturna, Lathonia, Ginxia, Lucina, Semele, Megara, 

 Pamphilus, Cardui, Cardamines, Io, Ryperantus, Polycldoros, Urtica, Comma, 

 Tages, Betulce, Querent, Antiopa, Machaon, Brassicce, Rapce, Cratagi, Napi, 

 JEgeria, Galathea, Mara, and Hyale. Of these, Camilla, Virgaurea, 

 Maturna, and Mara, are not British, and are simply given in mistake for 

 Sibylla, P/ilaas, Athalia, and Tithonus. 



The English names stand in the first column, and are in alphabetical order, 

 thus: — Admirable White, Admirable, Blue Azure, Blue Common, Blue 

 Argus, Blue Clifden, Blue Chalkhill, Blue Silver-studded, Brimstone, Brown 

 Meadow, Bramble or Green Fly, Comma, Copper, Emperor Purple, Pritillaria 

 Silver- wash, Pritillaria High Brown, Fritillaria Dark Green, Fritillaria Pearl 

 Border, Pritillaria Pearl Border Likeness, Pritillaria Greasy, Pritillaria Queen 

 of Spain, Fritillaria Glanville, Pritillaria Duke of Burgundy, Fritillaria Small 

 Pearl Border, Grayline, Gristle or Spotted Skipper, Keeper Large Gate, 

 Keeper Small, Lady Painted, Lady of the woods or Orange -tip, Peacock, 

 Kinglett, Tortoise-shell Large, Tortoise-shell Small, Skipper Large, Skipper 

 Small, Skipper Dingy, Skipper Pearl, Streak Brown Plair, Surprise Grand, 

 Streak Dark Hair, Tail swallow, White Large Garden, White Small Garden, 

 White Green-veined, White Black-veined, White Wood, White Marbled, 

 Wood Speckled, Wall, Yellow Clouded, Yellow Pale Clouded : 53 in all. 



In 1778, was published a second edition of "The Aurelian : or Natural 

 History of English insects, namely, Butterflies and Moths," with great ad- 

 ditions; and in 1782, Moses Harris published his "Exposition of English 

 Insects/' which is illustrated by 51 copperplates, whereon are depicted about 

 500 figures of insects, of all the various orders, exclusive of butterflies. He 



