

NATURAL HISTORY. 143 
» NUT TREE MOTH: 
Tt HIS worm, or caterpillar, delights in rofe leaves § 
but they are not fo ravenous as others ; for they have 
long intervals between their meals. They feldom’ 
change their leaf until it is entirely confumed. ‘Their 
colour is very elegant. The upper: part of the body 
is ofa beautiful yellow. But they are not fo beauti- 
ful after, as before feeding ; for their fkin is fo thin 
as to be tinged by the colour of whatever food-they 
eat. Before it difpofes itfelf for transformation, the 
body afflumes a red colour. This infect was found to 
commence its aurelian ftate about the beginning of 
june ; and onthe §th of December a perteéct infect 
was brought forth, 
~ $e MEMEMGHOF— 
TIGER MOTH. 
"Vuese caterpillars feed on the leaves of red rofes 
and eel vised bufhes. Some have their feet in 
the middle of their body, and others at the extremi- 
ties. When they change place from one fituation to 
another, they afcend by attaching themfelves to the 
bough, with their feet, by which they rife to the body 
hike a ferpent, and thus gain their defired fituation. 
They hold themfelves fo faft by their feet that they 
can fearcely be taken from the part to which they ad~ 
here. They prepare for transformation by. cleanin 
their bodies; which being done, they commence their 
_. chryfalid ftate about the firft of April, and on the 24th 
. of July the perfect infe&t is produced. 
