NATURAL HISTORY. 
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The P II O B E R A N. 
ms caterpillar is found near a village 
called Groed, in Flanders. It is generally 
I'een fitting on a branch of willow. It feeds 
on the leaves of the fame tree. It eats very 
leifurely. The hinder part of the body re- 
fembles the beard, face, and head of a goat. 
When you take it, it ftrikes' as if in the 
greateft anger. It has two hooks on the 
back, with which it guards and preierves it- 
felf from the attacks of other creatures. It 
is therefore called by Liller, the phoberan. 
When it eats, the head appears tied to the 
body, with a flight thread, or filament, not 
unlike the joining of the head and body of a 
fpider. 
On the fir ft of September, it refigns itfelf 
to its approaching transformation. I'v. cn- 
ty-two days after, appears a beautiful butter- 
fly, dillinguiflied for its beauty and variety 
ofcolours. Before the perfeft infeef, it dc- 
pofits its eggs, which are coloured with dif- 
ferent green hues. 
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