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A DESCRIPTION OF 
THE MAGPIE, OR CURRANT MOTH. 
(Phalcena, or Abraxis Grossulariata.) 
THIS Moth is said by most entomologists to lay its eggs 
in the ground ; but others assert that it lays its eggs on 
the leaves, and covers them with a kind of white silk, 
which it spins for the purpose. The caterpillar is one of 
the kind called loopers, and it is very destructive. The 
chrysalis is naked and shining ; and its colour is a bright 
yellow with black bands. The Moth is white spotted with 
black, and hence its name of Magpie. 
