144 NATURAL HISTORY. 
‘ PHOBERANS A) 
eee IS caterpillar is found near a village called 
Groed in Flanders. Itis generally feen 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 refembles the beard, face and head of a goat. 
When you take it, it ftrikes as if in the greateit anger. 
It has two hooks on the back, with which it guards 
and preférves itfelf from the attacks of other crea- 
tures. Itis therefore called by Lifter, the phoberan. 
When it eats, the head appears tied to the body, with 
a flight thread or filament, not unlike the joiniag of 
' the head and body ofa {pider. 
On the fir{t of September, it refigns itfelf to-its wp- 
proaching transforination. Lwentytwo days ateer, 
appears a beautiful butterfiy, diftinguifhed for its 
beauty and variety of ca#burs. WPetore the perfect 
infect, it depofits its eggs, which are coloured with © 
different green hues. iN A Pn 
SERICARIA.--SILK WORM. - 
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\ ITHOUT entering into the defcription of a/ 
naturalift of this worm, we fhall confine ourfeives to” 
that, which we think will be more ufeful, pleating 
and interefting, it being more an objett of univer- 
fal fervice, than of fingular beauty, induces us to pre- 
fer giving an account of its utility, than any elaborate 
account of its figure,-or colour. 
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