PEACOCK BUTTERFLY. 
State, frequents lanes and hedge-rows- It is 
common all the summer ; and may frequently 
be seen settling on the ground, where it opens 
and closes it's wings perpendicular! ^f ovet it's 
back, AVhich gives it a very pleasing appear- 
ance. 
The Male and Female aris exa£l:ly alike; 
%ut the former, as is usual with insects, is the 
smallest. 
The Caterpillar is black, dotted with white. 
