GREAT TIGER-MOTH. 
1 kes it's appearance in the Moth state, which 
: 7ery rich and brilliant. 
The superior wings are of a cream-colour, 
tted with large clouds of a dar]c chocolate 
e: and the inferior wings are of a beautiful 
rlet; ornamented with large spots of blacky 
tiich appear glossy, like a piece of indigo 
hen broken. The thorax is of a dark brown 
our, resembling the spots on the superior 
ings ; and the abdomen is a bright scarlet, 
ce the ground of the inferior wings, having 
veral dusky marks across the upper part. 
The Female deposits her eggs, which are of 
fine green colour, in the most regular and 
xact order: they are, in number, more or 
;ss; but, Mr. Harris assures us, that he once 
ounted upwards of eight hundred and forty^ 
aid by a single Female, 
He adds — " One remarkable circumstance 
s, that the Caterpillars, when produced from 
he Eggs, instead of looking out for other 
ood, devour the shells from which they 
emerged the moment before,'^ 
The 
